Jerusalem ( CNN ) -- Two rockets from Gaza slammed into southern Israel on Thursday morning , as U.S. President Barack Obama prepared to leave Jerusalem for Ramallah for meetings with top Palestinian Authority officials . One of the rockets landed in the courtyard of a house in the city of Sderot , but no casualties were reported , Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said . A police disposal expert was still searching for the other rocket , Rosenfeld said . Obama is on a four-day trip to Israel and the West Bank , his first since assuming office . On Thursday , he is expected to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas . Israel seized Gaza during the 1967 war , and withdrew settlers from there in 2005 . In the ensuing years , militants in Gaza have regularly launched rocket attacks into southern Israel . In November , Israel launched what it called the Pillar of Defense operation , a series of military strikes on Gaza designed to stop the constant rocket fire . Eight days of round-the-clock warfare followed between Israel and Hamas , the Palestinian movement that controls Gaza . As Israel targeted Hamas military commanders and weaponry , Palestinian militants continued to fire rockets into Israel , battering the southern region and reaching Israel 's two major cities -- Jerusalem and Tel Aviv . Israel called up reservists and massed its forces on the Gaza border , threatening a ground invasion . Many feared a repeat of Israel 's Operation Cast Lead offensive against Palestinian militants in late 2008 , an operation that led to a bloody three-week war . The fighting in November took its toll : More than 160 Palestinians , many of whom were civilians , were killed . Six Israelis died , including civilians and soldiers . Hundreds were wounded . The fighting ended after Egypt and the United States helped broker the cease-fire that lasted until February 26 . On that day , a rocket damaged a road outside the town of Ashkelon , about 15 kilometers ( 9 miles ) from Gaza . The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades , a Gaza militant group , claimed responsibility . CNN 's Michael Schwartz reported from Jerusalem and Karen Smith from Atlanta .
One rocket lands in the courtyard of a house . The second rocket is launched from an unknown location and explodes on impact. Militants in Gaza have regularly launched rocket attacks .