JERUSALEM/GAZA, April 7 -- Three individuals sustained minor injuries on Sunday following a rocket barrage launched by Hamas on southern Israel, which led the Israeli military to conduct airstrikes in central Gaza later in the day, according to both Israeli and Palestinian reports.

Earlier, the Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' military arm, claimed responsibility for the rocket attack on Ashdod, stating in a brief announcement that it was retaliation for alleged Israeli "massacres" of Palestinian civilians.

Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee confirmed that 10 rockets were launched from Gaza, with the majority intercepted.

As the rockets were fired, warning sirens sounded across Ashdod, Ashkelon, Yavne, and neighboring areas.

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