Gaza rocket hits sea south of Tel Aviv: claim

JAFFA - Agence France-Presse

The trail of an Israeli missile launched from the Iron Dome defence missile system is seen along the Gaza border in response to a rocket launched from the nearby Palestinian Gaza Strip on November 15, 2012. AFP photo

A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on Thursday landed in the water just south of Tel Aviv, an AFP correspondent at the scene said.

"A rocket crashed into the water just outside of Jaffa," the correspondent said, as Israeli police confirmed that warning sirens had gone off in Tel Aviv.