Palestinian rocket targets Tel Aviv for 2nd day

The Associated Press
November 16, 2012 at 11:51AM
Firefighters work to put out a fire at a checkpoint near the home of Hamas's prime minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniya, following an Israeli airstrike Thursday.
Firefighters work to put out a fire at a checkpoint near the home of Hamas's prime minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniya, following an Israeli airstrike Thursday. (Stan Schmidt — New York Times/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

TEL AVIV, Israel - A Palestinian rocket has targeted Tel Aviv on the third day of an Israeli military operation against the Gaza Strip.

Sirens wailed across the city Friday afternoon shortly before the explosion sounded out.

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says no injuries have been reported and it appears the rocket landed in the Mediterranean.

It was the second straight day that Gaza militants have targeted Tel Aviv. The attacks, which Israel considers to be a major escalation, could draw an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza closer.

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