Medics say 2 women lightly hurt by Ashkelon rocket shrapnel

The scene of a rocket from Gaza that hit a building in Ashkelon on December 5, 2023. (Magen David Adom)
The scene of a rocket from Gaza that hit a building in Ashkelon on December 5, 2023. (Magen David Adom)

The Magen David Adom ambulance service says two women in their 60s sustained light wounds from shrapnel after a rocket fired by terrorists from Gaza directly hit a building in Ashkelon.

It says three others, including two children, suffered acute anxiety attacks but are physically unharmed.

Fire and Rescue Service officers are at the scene, searching for people who might be trapped.

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