Woman, 82, lightly wounded by shrapnel in Sdot Negev

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

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system fires to intercept a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, near Ashkelon, Israel, Thursday, May 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system fires to intercept a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, near Ashkelon, Israel, Thursday, May 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

An elderly woman is lightly hurt by rocket shrapnel in a town in the Sdot Negev Regional Council, medics say.

According to the Magen David Adom ambulance service, the rocket launched from the Gaza Strip landed outside a home in the town.

The 82-year-old is being taken to the Soroka Hospital in Beersheba for further treatment, as is a 90-year-old man who is suffering severe anxiety, MDA says.

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