The Iron Dome battery in Ashkelon. Photo: Israel Defense Forces.

Ynet – Israel came under heavy rocket fire again Thursday, two days after terrorist groups in Gaza breached a cease-fire agreement hours before it was due to expire and a new one expected to take its place.

The early afternoon hours saw multiple barrages of rockets. Five rockets were intercepted over Hof Ashkelon, while four others fell in open areas in the regional council. Two rockets were intercepted over Ashdod and Netivot, and two more shot down over Merhavim. Four rockets fell inside communities in Eshkol, lightly wounding one person, while five others fell in open areas in the regional council. Finally, 8 rockets hit open areas in Sdot Negev.

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