Grad rocket fired from Gaza intercepted near Ashkelon
By JPOST.COM STAFF
Published: AUGUST 18, 2011 20:50
A Grad rocket fired from the Gaza Strip was intercepted by the Iron Dome rocket defense system near Ashkelon Thursday night, hours after a multi-pronged terror attack near Eilat that killed seven people, IDF Spokesman Brig.-Gen Yoav Mordechai said.