By Israel-Palestinians-Israel-Defence-Forces

Tel Aviv, Aug. 18 -- rael on Saturday said that it opened fire at an armed group of Palestinians near the Gaza border after it intercepted the rockets from Gaza.

This comes hours after Israel defence forces announced that it has shot down two out of three rockets fired from the Gaza strip.

"Three rockets were fired from #Gaza at #Israel, two of them were intercepted by the Iron Dome Aerial Defense System. This is the second consecutive night rockets have been fired from Gaza at Israeli civilians," the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) wrote on Twitter.

Earlier in the day, sirens were heard in a number of Israeli settlements.

The launches from Gaza continued for the second day in a row, reported Sp...