November 18, 2012

Israel shoots down Hamas rocket fired at Tel Aviv

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Israeli soldiers watch as an Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor rocket near the southern city of Beersheba on Nov. 17. Photo by REUTERS/Nir Elias

Israel's "Iron Dome" interceptor system shot down two incoming rockets from the Gaza Strip on Sunday night and no casualties or damage was reported, a police spokesman said.

Hamas, Gaza's Islamist rulers, claimed responsibility for firing at the city.

It was the second strike on Israel's commercial capital on Sunday. In the earlier attack, one person was hurt by falling debris from a rocket that was intercepted south of the city.

Writing by Ori Lewis; editing by Crispian Balmer