TEL AVIV: Five rockets were launched from the northern Gaza Strip toward Ashdod, a coastal city in southern Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
According to the Israeli army, four of the rockets were successfully intercepted by its air defence system, and one fell in open terrain, causing no casualties.
The barrage came on Wednesday evening (local time) as Israel was observing Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar.
Israel came to a standstill on Wednesday at sunset as the Day of Atonement began. Stores, restaurants, cinemas, and other public venues remain closed until Thursday nightfall. Radio and television stations have stopped broadcasting; public transport is out of service; and private cars are largely unused except for medical emergencies, reports Xinhua news agency.
Meanwhile, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the military is completing the capture of the Netzarim Corridor, a buffer zone in central Gaza aimed at isolating Gaza City and northern Gaza from the rest of the enclave.
Katz added that this will tighten the siege around Gaza City, and all those leaving from the south will be required to pass through IDF checkpoints.
The military is "in these hours" completing the capture of the Netzarim Corridor, a military buffer zone in central Gaza aimed at isolating Gaza City and northern Gaza from the rest of the enclave, Katz said in a statement.
"This is the last chance for Gaza residents who are interested in moving south and leaving Hamas terrorists isolated in Gaza City itself in the face of IDF activity that continues at full strength, " he warned. "Those who remain in Gaza will be terrorists and supporters of terror."