Rocket launched from Gaza at Israel after threats over Ben Gvir’s Temple Mount visit

A rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip at southern Israel on Tuesday night, the military said, after National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir paid a morning visit to the flashpoint Temple Mount site, which houses the Al-Aqsa Mosque, amid retaliation threats from the coastal enclave’s rulers, the Hamas terror group.

The Israel Defense Forces said the projectile landed short, inside the Strip, apparently causing no injuries or damage.

Incoming rocket sirens did not sound in Israeli communities as the rocket was projected by defense systems to land in the Hamas-run territory.

Israeli residents of towns near the border reported hearing a large explosion.

The IDF said there were no special instructions for residents following the rocket fire. READ MORE