IDF says 160 rockets launched from Gaza today

By Judah Ari Gross 13 May 2021, 7:35 pm

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Judah Ari Gross is The Times of Israel's religions and Diaspora affairs correspondent.

Some 160 rockets and mortar shells have been fired at Israel by terror groups in the Gaza Strip since 7 a.m. today, the military says.

Dozens of the incoming projectiles that were heading toward populated areas were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system, the Israel Defense Forces says.

Another 40 projectiles were fired from Gaza toward Israel, but failed to clear the border and landed inside the enclave, according to the military.

In total, nearly 1,600 rockets and mortar shells have been fired at Israel since the start of the fighting on Monday evening, according to the IDF’s tally.