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Rocket alert sirens sound in Sderot, other Gaza border towns

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

Illustrative: People take cover during a rocket warning siren in Sderot, southern Israel, November 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
Illustrative: People take cover during a rocket warning siren in Sderot, southern Israel, November 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

Incoming rocket sirens are sounding in southern city of Sderot and other nearby towns close to the border with the Gaza Strip.

The Israel Defense Forces says it is looking into the cause.

Local residents report hearing a distant explosion in the area.

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