IDF says it struck north Gaza launcher within minutes of rocket fire at Sderot

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

Footage of an IDF strike in Gaza on March 15, 2024. (Screen capture/IDF)
Footage of an IDF strike in Gaza on March 15, 2024. (Screen capture/IDF)

Within minutes of rocket fire on the southern city or Sderot this evening, the IDF says it struck the launcher in the northern Gaza Strip.

According to the IDF, one rocket was launched in the attack, and it was intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system.

The IDF says the launch site and rocket launcher were hit by an aircraft and artillery shelling.

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.

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