IDF says number of rockets fired at Israel in last 5 hours climbs to 300

The Israeli military says some 300 rockets and mortar shells have been fired by Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip at southern Israel, making today’s barrage the largest attack from the coastal enclave since the 2014 Gaza war.

The military says dozens of incoming projectiles were shot down by the Iron Dome air defense system.

A number of rockets struck homes in cities and towns throughout southern Israel, but most of the projectiles landed in open areas, the army says.

— Judah Ari Gross

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