Live Update
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, July 13, 2014
Rocket shrapnel ignites forest fire in central Israel
A forest fire is raging in the Shfela area of central Israel.
It was started by falling shrapnel from a Hamas rocket that was intercepted and destroyed by Iron Dome.
There are no reports of injuries or damage from the fire, but authorities say they have yet to gain control over the spreading blaze.
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