On Oct. 7 anniversary: Hamas rockets slam into central Israel

Hamas fired five rockets at central Israel from Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, the IDF said on Monday, following the rocket sirens that sounded in the area starting at 11:00 a.m. local time.

Alerts sounded in Tel Aviv, Kfar Chabad, and Rishon Lezion, among other localities in the country's center. 

The military noted that rocket impacts had been identified.

Shortly after the alerts, Magen David Adom said its paramedics, operating in the area of the Sdot Dan Regional Council, were providing medical care and transferring two women in their 30s who sustained light wounds from shrapnel to the Shamir Medical Center. 

MDA paramedic Yossi Nabul recounted what he saw upon arrival at the scene.

"We arrived at the scene quickly and saw the two injured women, who were fully conscious and suffering from minor shrapnel wounds. We provided them with initial medical treatment on-site and transported them by MDA ambulance to the hospital, where they were in mild condition. During the treatment, we understood that one of the injured was inside a building, and the other was in an open area nearby," he said. 

MDA added its paramedics were also treating several people who were suffering from anxiety and had been injured while running to safer rooms in various scenes. 

Chabad later reported there had been a direct hit in Kfar Chabad. 

Deputy head of the Sdot Dan Regional Council, Benjamin Lifshitz, told the Jerusalem Post what had occurred in Kfar Chabad following the barrage. "We went outside and rushed to the site, where we found a small crater. Two women, who were inside the house, were wounded by shrapnel," he said, adding that they had been evacuated to the hospital. 

Lifshitz noted that there had been damage to buildings and vehicles, adding, "God knows what could have happened" had there been a hit to a less stable structure. 

Police later noted forces were operating at the scene where shrapnel from an interceptor had impacted in the Holon area.

Hamas claims responsibility 

Shortly after the sirens blared, Hamas's al-Qassam Brigades took responsibility for the attacks, claiming it had fired rockets "deep inside" Israeli territory. 

Later on Monday, the IDF said Israel Air Force jets had struck the Khan Yunis launchers that had fired into central Israel. The military added that during the attack, several secondary explosions were noted, pointing to the presence of weapons in the area. 

The rocket fire came amid the one-year commemoration of the October 7 massacre perpetrated by Hamas in southern Israel.  

Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this article. 

This is a developing story.