Breaking: Air raid sirens in Jerusalem; CNN staff there hear at least one thud of impact; reports of as many as three
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(@RAGreeneCNN) November 16, 2012More air raid sirens and rocket fire in Israel this morning, this time targeting Jerusalem.
Breaking: Sirens heard in Jerusalem. Stay tuned for updates. #IsraelUnderFire—
IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) November 16, 2012
Confirmed: a rocket was fired a few minutes ago from #Gaza to an area outside Jerusalem. #IsraelUnderFire—
Avital Leibovich (@AvitalLeibovich) November 16, 2012
Rocket landed NOT in Jerusalem. Gush Etzion That's in West Bank. South of Jerusalem.—
Tim Marshall (@Skytwitius) November 16, 2012
Earlier today, Hamas fired on Tel Aviv, but the rocket reportedly landed at sea.
Twitchy will monitor the news out of Jerusalem and update with breaking details.
Update:
No injuries reported:
Israel ambulance service says no injuries in Jerusalem after rocket landed.—
Tim Marshall (@Skytwitius) November 16, 2012
The rocket that was launched from Gaza at Jerusalem fell in an open area outside the city. No casualties or damage. #PillarOfDefense—
Ofir Gendelman (@ofirgendelman) November 16, 2012
People in Jerusalem describe the shock of having to take cover in bomb shelters.
Ok, an alarm just went off in Jerusalem! The first time in 20 years that I had to go down to the shelter!!—
Efrat (Effie) (@EffieMargol) November 16, 2012
I'm in Jerusalem this weekend – just had to go into the bomb shelter as the air raid sirens were sounding. A little shaken, truth be told.—
Eric Whitacre (@EricWhitacre) November 16, 2012
Siren just sounded in #Jerusalem for first time, ran down to the bomb shelter. #Israel #gaza—
Rob Pinfold (@RobPinfold) November 16, 2012