Rocket warning sirens blare in Israeli communities around the Strip a day after Hamas warned Israeli annexation in West Bank would be a 'declaration of war'

IDF retaliates with strikes in southern Gaza after projectile strikes open area in Eshkol region, as terror groups threaten to step up clashes along the border

Flight, pushed to Saturday, will be first to send humans into orbit by private company, first launch of astronauts from US soil in nearly a decade

Wednesday's planned flight will be the first time a private company has sent humans into orbit, first launch of astronauts from US soil in nearly a decade

Rocket lands in open area in Eshkol region, no injuries or damage reported; army says it shelled military targets in north of Strip

Arrival of Cairo officials in coastal enclave comes after Hamas admitted it was rebuked by Egypt over chief Ismail Haniyeh's visit to Iran

Officials mum on what model of rocket was launched but say it was pre-planned, carried out successfully

Two incoming projectiles shot down by Iron Dome, others apparently strike open fields; attack sends hundreds of Israelis rushing to bomb shelters

Military investigating what triggered the alarms; no immediate reports of injuries or damage

Warning comes amid relative calm along the border, despite fears of possible reprisal attacks for Iranian general Soleimani's killing by the US