(JNS) The IDF intercepted a terrorist rocket launched from the northern Gaza Strip towards the coastal city of Ashkelon, it said on Wednesday night, May 21.

“Following the alerts that were activated in the Lachish area, the Air Force intercepted a launch that crossed from the northern Gaza Strip toward Israeli territory,” the IDF stated. “There are no casualties.”

Israel’s Magen David Adom medical emergency response group said it received “no calls regarding either [rocket] impacts or injuries.”

Air-raid sirens sent some of the Israeli city’s 150,000-plus residents, as well as civilians visiting its industrial zone, running to bomb shelters.

On Sunday, Palestinians also fired two projectiles toward Israel from Gaza, not causing any casualties, the IDF said.

The assault came shortly after the IDF announced it had launched more extensive ground operations against Hamas terrorists in the coastal enclave.

On May 13, Israeli air defenses intercepted two projectiles fired from the Strip. A third rocket landed in an open area, the IDF said, adding that there were no casualties. The Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist organization took responsibility for the attack.