Israel Defence Forces have said that a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip and has landed in the sea off the coast of central Israel.
Israel Air Force in a post on X said, "A short time ago, one launch was detected that crossed the territory of the Gaza Strip and fell into the maritime space in the center of the country. No policy alerts were triggered. At the same time, another launch was detected that did not cross into Israel," the Israeli Air Force said."
The Times Of Israel report also said that a second rocket was also fired but it failed to cross the border and may have fallen short inside Gaza.
The sound of the explosions were heard in Tel Aviv but no casualties have been reported.
Later Hamas also claimed to have fired two 'long-range' rockets at Tel Aviv. This was the militant group's first attack against Israel since May, 2024.
A Liberian-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea came under attack three times on Tuesday, including in an assault using a bomb-carrying drone boat, likely the latest in a campaign by Yemen's Houthi rebels over the Israel-Hamas war, officials said.
The attacks come as the rebels' main sponsor, Iran, weighs possible retaliation against Israel over the assassination of Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh last month in Tehran, Iran's capital, which has renewed fears of a wider regional war in the Middle East.
As Iran threatens to retaliate over Haniyeh's killing, the U.S. military has told the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the area. America also has ordered the the USS Georgia guided missile submarine into the Mideast, while the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier strike group had been in the Gulf of Oman.
