Several rockets were fired Wednesday from the
Gaza Strip at Israel, which responded by striking Hamas military positions in the enclave, the
Israeli army said.
The afternoon exchange came a day after rockets fired from the Palestinian territory towards the Israeli city of Ashdod forced Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu to flee the stage during a campaign rally.
"Three projectiles were launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel," the Israeli army said in a statement, adding that sirens were triggered in nearby Israeli communities.