(Ynet News) Iron Dome shot down a Gaza rockets over central Israel as air raid sirens were sounded over Tel Aviv and the surrounding areas Thursday morning, as Operation Protective Edge enters its third day. Hamas said it fired two M75 rockets at Israel, one of which was intercepted by Iron Dome. Iron Dome intercepted a rocket launched at the southern town of Netivot, in the Gaza region. Late Wednesday night, the system intercepted four rockets fired at Ashkelon. At least two rockets fell in open areas north of Zikhron Ya'akov, just 37 km south of Haifa, in what was the longest reaching rocket attack since Operation Protective Edge began late Monday. According to the IDF, roughly 255 rockets were fired at Israel since Operation Protective Edge began late Monday night. Some 69 of those rockets were intercepted by Israel's advanced Iron Dome missile interception system.
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