Islamic Jihad terrorists on Tuesday fired dozens of rockets from Gaza at Israel’s south and the Tel Aviv region, one of the rockets hit a factory in the town of Sderot and started a major fire at the facility.
Firefighters were forced to take cover as more rockets were launched at Sderot as they were fighting the fire.
Firefighting teams were deployed to the scene and worked to extinguish the blaze and minimize the damage to property.
No injuries were reported.
The Home Front Command ordered all schools and non-essential businesses closed and forbade gatherings of more than 100 people in the entire south of Israel.