Sirens warn of rockets launched towards Israel from Gaza: News reports

Dozens of rockets have been fired from the blockaded Gaza Strip towards Israel, and sirens warning of incoming fire have been heard as far away as the greater Tel Aviv area, according to news reports.

The rocket fire began from multiple locations in Gaza starting at 06:30 am local time (03:30 GMT) on Saturday and continued for nearly half an hour, the Agence France-Presse news agency reported.

Explosions could be heard in cities around Tel Aviv and outside Jerusalem, according to reports. The origin of the explosion was not immediately known.

There were no immediate reports of casualties on either side of the heavily-militarised border between Gaza and Israel.

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