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A long exposure picture shows an interception by the Iron Dome anti-missile system over the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, May 14, 2021. (Avi Roccah/Flash90)
Cities and communities in southern Israel faced an intense barrage of rockets overnight Friday-Saturday, with several heavy waves of projectile fire targeting Ashkelon, Ashdod, Beersheba, Sderot and the surrounding areas.
The bombardment came as the Israeli military continued to strike numerous targets in the Gaza Strip since midnight, taking out rocket-launching sites, terror cells and a Hamas intelligence center, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
The military said it struck many rocket-launching positions, including a long-range launcher used to fire rockets at Jerusalem in the Monday salvo that began the latest conflict.