Itongadol.- Thai worker, the third civilian fatality since operation began, was earlier evacuated by helicopter to hospital; Iron Dome intercepts five rockets in the area since morning; 5 more intercepted over Ashkelon.
A mortar shell fired from the Gaza Strip struck a hot house in an agricultural village in the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council killing a Thai migrant worker on Wednesday.
The worker was evacuated to Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon by helicopter where he succumbed to his injuries.
Rocket alert sirens blared in Ashkelon as well as in many communities surrounding Gaza on Wednesday and the Iron Dome rocket defense system made multiple interceptions.
Five rockets were intercepted over the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council, five were intercepted over the city of Ashkelon and one rocket was intercepted over Sderot.
Including the death of the agricultural worker on Wednesday. three Israeli civilians have been killed by projectiles from Gaza since the beginning of Operation Protective Edge 16 days ago.
From the beginning of the operation, over 2000 rockets have been fired into Israel, and over 419 have been shot down by Iron Dome.