IDF: Hamas fired rockets at Kerem Shalom from a few hundred meters away from Rafah border crossing

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

The Hamas rocket fire from southern Gaza’s Rafah at the Kerem Shalom area in southern Israel was carried out from an area just a few hundred meters from the border crossing with Egypt, according to an initial IDF investigation.

The IDF has been carrying out strikes in Rafah in response, including hitting the launch sites.

At least 10 rockets and mortars were launched in the attack, causing injuries to 10 people.

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