Shrapnel falls in Netivot parking lot, resulting in damage but no injuries

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

Shrapnel from a projectile in a parking lot in the southern city of Netivot, after terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket barrage at Israel, May 13, 2023. (Twitter: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
Shrapnel from a projectile in a parking lot in the southern city of Netivot, after terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket barrage at Israel, May 13, 2023. (Twitter: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

During the latest rocket barrage launched at towns close to the border with the Gaza Strip, a large piece of shrapnel lands in the southern city of Netivot.

Images from the scene show what appears to be part of a large rocket after it was intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system.

There are no injuries, but damage is caused to a parking lot where the shrapnel fell.

According to the Home Front Command’s instructions, civilians should remain in bomb shelters for 10 minutes after a rocket siren sounds, due to falling shrapnel after interceptions.

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