Gaza rocket hits yeshivah in Sderot in second attack of day
A rocket launched by Hamas in Gaza struck a building in the southern Israeli town of Sderot late on Thursday, causing damage but no injuries.
Smoke trails rise as a rocket is launched from the southern Gaza Strip towards Israel on May 4, 2019. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
According to the Israel Defence Forces, the building hit belong to the Chabad-Lubavitch movement and contains a synagogue and a school.
Inside this Chabad building in the Israeli city of Sderot, there is a synagogue and a school.
Palestinian terrorists in Gaza fired a rocket directly at it moments ago.
Thankfully, no students were injured by the blast. pic.twitter.com/KE0WuwPqBW
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) June 13, 2019
The attack was the second of the day at southern Israel from Gaza after the Iron Dome air-defense system intercepted a missile just after midnight.
As a result of that attack, the IDF struck “underground terror infrastructure” in a Hamas compound in the Gaza Strip.
On Wednesday, Israel announced that it imposed a full naval closure of the Strip after several arson and explosive attacks from the coastal territory throughout the day.
The latest rocket attacks follow last month’s intense two-day flare-up between Israel and Palestinian terror groups in Gaza.
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The Yeshiva building damaged last night in S’derot is a branch of the main Hesder Yeshiva in S’derot. Thank G-d it was reinforced concrete structure as there were some students in the Brit Midrash who , obviously, suffered shock.