Palestinian militants fired at least three dozen missiles from the Gaza Strip, two of which hit a neighboring Israeli town, and Israel responded with air strikes across the coastal territory, the Israeli army said.
The conflict in Gaza heated up Wednesday amid reports that Hamas, which rules the 40-kilometer sliver of land, was close to reaching a cease-fire agreement that could curtail four months of violent border confrontations. Hamas is considered a terrorist organization by Israel, the U.S. and European Union.
Two of the 36 missiles hit the town of Sderot, east of Gaza, injuring two Israelis, according to Hadashot television news. Four were downed by Israel’s Iron Dome missile interception system and the rest fell in open areas, the army said in a text message. Israel killed two Hamas fighters with tank shells on Tuesday.
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