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Mortar shells from Gaza hit Negev

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Five mortar shells were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip.

The shells fired Thursday afternoon landed in the western Negev. Two other shells landed near the border fence, according to reports.

Also Thursday, Gaza gunmen shot at Israeli soldiers patrolling near the Kissufim border.

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