The rocket fire began from multiple locations in Gaza starting at 06:30 am local time (03:30 GMT) on Saturday and continued for nearly half an hour, the Agence France-Presse news agency reported.

Gaza residents said they heard armed clashes along the separation fence with Israel, near the southern town of Khan Younis and saw significant movement of armed Palestinian fighters. There were no additional details from Israel’s military.

Israel’s ambulance service said teams had been dispatched to areas in southern Israel near Gaza and residents were warned to stay inside.

There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he would meet with top security officials in the coming hours.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility from Hamas, the armed movement that controls the Gaza Strip, or from the smaller Islamic Jihad movement that has also fought several wars with Israel.

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