Injuries reported after rockets fired from Gaza, as Bahrain & UAE sign peace deal with Tel Aviv at the White House
Multiple rockets have been fired from Gaza towards Israeli cities during the UAE-Bahrain peace deal signing in Washington. Israeli anti-aircraft defenses have been activated, and at least two Israelis were reportedly injured.
Rocket warning sirens were activated in southern Israeli cities late on Tuesday, as the ceremony to sign a US-brokered deal between Tel Aviv, Bahrain, and the UAE was underway in Washington.
The sirens were sounded in the coastal cities of Ashkelon and Ashdod. At least two people were injured by rocket fragments at a shopping mall in Ashdod, according to local media reports.
Footage from the scene shows damaged vehicles and shattered glass at the site of the rocket impact.
From the scene of the rocket impact in Ashdod, at least 2 injuries. pic.twitter.com/BByM2HClBf
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) September 15, 2020
Video from the scene in Ashdod where two people have been injured from shrapnel, one in light condition one in moderate condition. pic.twitter.com/MXYvY9kZyk
— Anna Ahronheim (@AAhronheim) September 15, 2020
Video from the impact scene in Ashdod, #Israel pic.twitter.com/8wJBzpQUzG
— Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel) September 15, 2020
The Israel Defense Forces has said it registered two launches from the Gaza Strip, adding that one of the projectiles was intercepted.
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