Just before 9:00 p.m. on Sunday night, a red alert siren sounded in the Gaza periphery tows and in the city of Ashkelon.

According to an IDF spokesperson, two rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel and were aimed towards Ashkelon and the surrounding regional council area.

A Spokesperson for the Ashkelon Beach Regional Council said: A short time ago a red alert siren was heard. One of the two rockets fired landed in a settled area but no injuries were reported.

It was later reported one house was struck and damadged, while another house was just missed. Bechasdei Hashem there were no injuries reported.

Here’s an image of the house that was hit this evening and the second rocket that hit an open area – a slight nudge of the launcher and it could’ve also hit the house in the background. #Hanukkah miracles pic.twitter.com/HrRKQZii07

— LTC (R) Peter Lerner (@LTCPeterLerner) December 17, 2017

Media reporting that the family heard the siren, had 15 seconds (read that out loud) to take cover in the safe room, and then they heard a huge explosion.

— LTC (R) Peter Lerner (@LTCPeterLerner) December 17, 2017

Over the past 11 days since President Donald Trump made his announcement recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, groups in Gaza have fired rockets at Israel on an almost daily basis. The last of the volleys was fired on Friday when the rocket that was shot at Israel hit the home of a Gazan resident in Beit Hanun in the Strip.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)