The Israeli military shot down two Palestinian missiles fired from the Gaza strip, another one fell on the border wasteland, said the army press-service.

The fire activated the sirens in the town of Sderot, home to about 25 thousand Israelis. On receiving the detriment of information was received.

before in the area of Ashkelon, the army shot down a Palestinian rocket with missile complex "Iron dome" and returned fire on the positions of terrorists in the Northern part of the Gaza strip.

Rocket attacks from the Palestinian enclave have increased significantly since the beginning of the last week of protests against the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In response to the Palestinian Hamas movement announced the start of the third intifada
sections: Politics