Gaza rocket hits Sderot

IDF tanks struck targets in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, after a Gazan rocket landed on a residential street in the southern city of Sderot. No injuries were reported in the rocket attack, though paramedics treated bystanders for shock and a nearby house and car suffered damage.

The rocket attack came after a calm Rosh Hashana holiday. Following the IDF’s retaliatory strike, Hamas ordered its operatives to leave their posts in western Gaza City.

The Islamic State-affiliated Ahfad al-Sahaba-Aknaf Bayt al-Maqdis terrorist group claimed responsibility for the rocket attack, though Israel holds Hamas responsible for all attacks launched from the Gaza Strip, which it controls.

Magen David Adom paramedics were among the first to arrive at the scene in Sderot. They reported glass shards from car windows scattered near the impact site. A 15-year-old girl and a 60-year-old man were treated for panic attacks they suffered as a result of the strike.