Long-range rocket fired from Gaza, setting off sirens in towns near Eilat

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

A long-range rocket was launched from the Gaza Strip, heading south.

Sirens are sounding in several towns in the Arava region, just north of Eilat.

The alerts sound in Neot Smadar, Neveh Harif, Shachrut, Shitim, Lotan, Yotvata, Grofit, Yahel, Yotvata Hai Bar Nature Reserve, and Ktura.

It likely marks the first time rocket sirens have sounded in these communities.

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