Defense System, as the rockets would have hit inhabited areas. Targets have been Ashkelon and Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. Again a rocket landed in the South, in the Sdot Negev Regional Council. There were light damage, but no injuries were reported. June 27 In the morning a mortar shell exploded near the border fence between Gaza and Israel. No one was hurt. A military vehicle operating in the area was lightly damaged. In the evening 6 rockets were launched from the Gaza strip. Sirens were heard in many areas to warn for incoming fire. 4 rockets fell in the open field. 2 were intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile system, as these rockets would have landed in populated areas of Ashekelon. June 28 In the evening several rockets were fired from the Gaza strip. 2 rockets struck an industrial factory in Sderot, causing a fire. No one was hurt from any of the rockets, but the factory was burned to the ground. All other rockets exploded in the open area in Sdot Negev. June 29 4 rockets were fired from Gaza into the South of Israel in the evening. 2 were intercepted by the Iron Dome. 2 fell in open area near the border fence. June 30 The "Code Red" siren was heard all night. 16 rockets were launched from Gaza in the early morning hours. Most of the rockets landed in open areas of the Eshkol Regional Council region. Some went down in the Sedot Negev Regional Council community. One rocket caused light damage to a home. No people were thought to have been hurt. In the late night Gaza militants fired a rocket at Israel. The rocket landed in the open field in the Eshkol Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported. July In July, the number of rocket attacks launched toward Israel from Gaza increased dramatically. Eighty rockets were fired by Hamas and its allies on 7 July. On the following day, Israel launched Operation Protective Edge. August 6 August 7 August 8 August During the night at 4:02, Palestinians have fired a rocket into the Eshkol Regional Council hours before the end of the ceasefire, although Hamas officials have denied the accusations of a rocket being fired 20 August 168 rockets were launched toward Israel, the highest number since the starting of protective edge operation. September September 16 A mortar had been fired from Gaza