Live Update From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Rishon Lezion beach evacuated
The beach of Rishon Lezion, located eight kilometers south of Tel Aviv, is evacuated.
Though no rockets have hit the city, the fourth-largest in Israel, in the recent escalation in violence out of Gaza, M-75 and Fajr rockets were fired at it during Operation Pillar of Defense in 2012. A Fajr rocket hit a residential building, injuring several people and causing damage.