Originally published on January 16, 2014

Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted five rockets fired from the Gaza Strip on Thursday (January 16) and responded with a series of air strikes.

According to Reuters, the rockets were aimed at the Israeli city of Ashkelon, a coastal city of some 125,000 people about 12 km (seven miles) north of Gaza.

The rockets were intercepted and then shot down by Iron Dome's small radar-guided missiles over Ashkelon.

As a response, Israel launched a series of airstrikes that hit two Hamas camps and injured five people, Palestinian security officials said.

According to reports, no group has taken responsibility for firing the rockets, but Israel says it holds the Palestinian ruling Islamist group Hamas responsible for all cross-border rocket fire.

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