Rocket fired from Gaza, intercepted over southern border communities – IDF

A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on Monday evening was intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system, the military said.

Incoming rocket sirens sounded in the towns of Kissufim and Ein HaShlosha, near the border with the Strip.

The Eshkol regional council said there were no reports of injuries following the rocket attack.

On Sunday afternoon, sirens sounded in the town of Nahal Oz, but the IDF said it was a false alarm.

The sirens come amid heightened tensions following violent clashes on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem in recent days, leading to the injury of dozens of Palestinians and several police officers.

Hamas and other Gaza-based terror groups have repeatedly invoked the flashpoint holy site as a red line. Police actions to quell riots there last year were among the triggers of an 11-day war in Gaza in May.