At least two rockets were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip and landed in Southern Israel late Wednesday, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
IDF Spokesman Peter Lerner confirmed that two rockets from Gaza were fired at the southern Israeli cities of Ashkelon and Netivot, where around 139,000 Israelis live.
Alarm sirens signaled across southern Israel, an IDF spokesperson confirmed to the Washington Free Beacon.
"What we can confirm at this time is that two rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip towards southern Israel, with sirens sounded in Ashkelon and Netivot," the spokesperson said. "No injuries have been reported."
IDF Spokesman Peter Lerner further confirmed the attack publicly on Twitter Wednesday afternoon.
This is the second such attack on Israel from Gaza in recent weeks following a long period of calm after last summer’s war with Hamas.
It remains unclear at this time who exactly is responsible for firing the rockets. The Free Beacon will update this report as more information becomes available.
It is suspected that last week's rocket attack on Israel—which targeted the same area as the most recent strikes—may have been fired by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), a militant group.
Hamas and its militant arms denied responsibility for last week’s attack.
However, Hamas officials have threatened in in recent months to restart terror attacks on Israel as a result of the Jewish state’s blockade on the Gaza Strip. Israel restricts the flow of certain goods into Gaza to minimize the threat of terrorists using certain materials to create bombs and weapons.
Israeli troops have been spotted in Gaza in recent days on security assignments. The Palestinian media has described the action as "near daily incursions" into the territory.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Israeli military fired warning shots at a Palestinian fishing vessel that approached to close to the border, according to the Palestinian Ma’an News Agency.
An Israeli army spokeswoman told the outlet that there have been multiple recent attempts to smuggle weapons into Gaza via boat, posing a security risk to Israel.