Ashqelon, Israel News

On Monday, for the sixth straight day, Israel has endured a shocking number of rocket barrages emanating from the jihadist controlled Gaza Strip .

Last Friday, Moshe Ahituv received another call-up from the Israeli army. A captain in the home front command, he had already completed 43 days of army reserve service this year.

A newly formed al-Qaeda group known as the Mujahideen Shura Council of Jerusalem has claimed responsibility for Monday's attack across the Israeli-Egyptian border on the Sinai Peninsula.

Ashkelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, 50 kilometres south of Tel Aviv, and 13 kilometres north of the border with the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian militants in Gaza launched more than two dozen rockets into Israel on Friday, the Israeli military said.