The IDF announced a full return to normalcy on the home front; a rocket hit the yard of a house in Ashkelon

Tense morning: After a stormy night that passed over the residents of the Otaf with the IDF attacking Gaza, dozens of rockets and incessant alarms in Ashkelon and the surrounding communities, during which a rocket even hit the yard of a house and led to extensive damage, this morning (Wednesday) the IDF announced that at the end of a situation assessment it was decided to A full return to normalcy in the home front and the local councils announced that classes in the schools will take place today as usual.

The return to normalcy comes after a "ceasefire" was reportedly reached between Israel and the Palestinian factions. Islamic Jihad spokesman Tarek Salmi said the fighting ended at dawn on Wednesday, while two Palestinian officials confirmed to Reuters that Egypt, Qatar and the United Nations had helped secure a "mutual and simultaneous" ceasefire. However, despite reports During the ceasefire, another shot was fired around 5:30 at Nir Am, which surrounds Gaza.

Barrage to Sderot and the Gaza Strip, a foreign national was seriously injured by shrapnel at a construction site
A resident of Sderot whose house was hit by a barrage: "My children were at home, miraculously there were no injuries"

As mentioned earlier tonight, the Air Force attacked Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, this after the massive rocket fire that was carried out into the surrounding settlements throughout the day. After the attacks ended and in light of the continued shooting at the enclave, the Air Force returned to attack the strip once more. According to the announcement made on behalf of the IDF spokesman during the night, the second wave of attacks was aimed at targets similar to the one that preceded it.

After the return of the Air Force's attacks in the Gaza Strip, alarms are heard repeatedly throughout the night in Ashkelon and in several settlements in the Otef. The alarms were heard, among others, in Zekim, Karmia, Varez, as well as at the Negev Gate. One of the rockets fired at Ashkelon hit the yard of a house in Ashkelon beach. There was heavy damage to vehicles and several houses, but there were no injuries.

Damage to the yard of a house in Ashkelon Beach. Heavy damage to vehicles and several houses. pic.twitter.com/CvMNLnTnci

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During the first attack tonight, the Air Force attacked a compound that served as a training camp for the terrorist organization Hamas and a military outpost of the organization that contained a weapons warehouse, a site for the production of weapons and a training compound for the organization, according to an IDF spokesman. It was also reported that "at the same time, two sites were attacked For the production of munitions used by the production headquarters of the terrorist organization Hamas, a concrete factory used to build the organization's infrastructure, a military outpost of the Hamas naval formation and an underground tunnel used by the organization in the southern Gaza Strip."

Breaking: Israeli warplanes hit Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/9x92BoUczZ

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At the same time, another shot was fired at Sderot and a number of other settlements in the Gaza Strip, among others at Ptolemy Bilo in the Negev, Nativ Hathara, Carmia, as well as Yad Mordechai in the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council. In addition, red paint was used in Nir Oz and Nir.

Iron Dome interception, tonight (Photo: Majdi Fathi/TPS)

Earlier, a red color was heard during the evening in Sderot, Ivs and Nir with. Residents in Sderot reported a loud explosion heard in the area. Earlier, the color red was also used in the spells, this against the background of the security situation assessment carried out by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Chief of Staff Major General Herzi Halevi and Defense Minister Yoav Galant.

The IDF attacks in the Gaza Strip, documentation from one of the attacks pic.twitter.com/9p6QvatedZ

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After the shooting, the Israel Defense Forces reported that one launch was detected from the Gaza Strip that fell in an open area. According to policy, no interceptors were launched. Later, four additional launches were detected. The air defense fighters intercepted one launch and three fell in an open area.

Prior to the Air Force's response in the Gaza Strip, security officials estimated that an Israeli response "significant from what we have seen recently" is expected. They also said that "the response will be in accordance with the number of rockets fired at the surrounding settlements."

From the attack in Gaza pic.twitter.com/MTWx6P10Y2

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As mentioned, according to a report in the Binarabi newspaper "Al-Arabi Al Jadid", Egyptians are working to have Israel release the body of Adnan, the terrorist who died in an Israeli prison after his hunger strike, in order to prevent further escalation. An Egyptian official also said that efforts were made to prevent the shooting at Israel from long distance, but these failed. Also according to the report, the Egyptians aim to reach agreements by midnight.

As I recall, with the start of the barrages, a red color warning was activated earlier in Sderot and in the settlements of Iviv and Nir Am. One person, a foreign national from China, was seriously injured by shrapnel at a construction site in Sderot. The Palestinian factions in Gaza, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad, took responsibility for firing the rockets into Israel.