"Five rockets were launched towards Israel from Gaza late Saturday night after largely peaceful protests along the Gaza border during the day maintained the fragile stand-off between Israel and Hamas.
In response to the rockets, the IDF attacked several terror targets in Gaza belonging to Hamas, the IDF said.
The IDF Spokesperson confirmed earlier that five rocket launches were identified in the late Saturday night hours, shortly after sirens wailed in the Eshkol Regional Council.
The rockets fell in open territory, the council's spokesperson said, and no injuries or damages were reported...
About 41,000 Palestinians gathered on Saturday in five main points along the border, hurling stones and explosive devices such as hand grenades at the fence...
T]here were instances of infiltration. Two eight-year-olds with a knife crossed over the border, but were sent back into the Gaza Strip through the Erez crossing soon after. There was another instance in the southern Strip where Palestinians crossed the fence and returned shortly after..."
March 31, 2019
Palestinians launch five rockets at Israel after day of unrest, two 8-year-old Gazans cross Israeli border armed with a knife
An IDF soldier sits with a pair of Palestinians children who crossed into Israel from Gaza with a knife on March 30, 2019. (Screen capture/Twitter)
Date
March 31, 2019
Title
Five rockets launched at Israel after day of unrest claims four deaths,
The Jerusalem Post
Author(s)
Anna Ahronheim
Original Source
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