(JPost) — An explosion occurred near a kibbutz in the Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council Friday evening. Local officials said a Kassam rocket landed in an open area. No injuries or damages were reported.

Another rocket exploded in the Eshkol Regional council. No injuries or damages were reported.

An hour earlier, two rockets fired from Gaza fell in northern Lachish not far from Kiryat Malachi. No injuries were reported although the explosion sparked a fire, which spread to an empty building. The building was lightly damaged before firefighters put out the fire.

Police have asked members of the public in the affected areas to follow instructions from the home front command.

One person was seriously injured and another moderately injured after a Grad rocket fired from Gaza landed in the courtyard of a yeshiva in Ashdod on Friday morning.

Four other people were treated for shock following the attack. All were taken to Kaplan Medical Center in Rehovot. An additional Grad that failed to explode subsequently fell in the area and was neutralized by the bomb squad.