Palestinian Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for Gaza rocket fire at southern Israel

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

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for this morning’s rocket fire from the Gaza Strip at southern Israel.

In a statement on Telegram, the terror group says it launched two rockets at the southern city of Netivot.

One rocket was intercepted and the second struck an open area, according to the IDF. There were no reports of injuries.

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