Israeli Channel 13 reported that a fire broke out on the beach of the Ashkelon settlement after rockets were fired from Gaza. Saraya al-Quds said that it bombed the city of Ashkelon and the settlements surrounding Gaza with a barrage of rockets. Palestinian media reported the launch of a "large rocket barrage" and the hearing of "explosions." She reported that sirens sounded in Ashkelon and settlements in the Gaza Strip. Source: Maan News Agency