A Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedic who treated the family said the father, 50, suffered shrapnel wounds to his forehead and legs, and the mother, 45, suffered shrapnel wounds to her legs. The family's 15-year-old daughter suffered wounds to her face, and her 14-year-old sister suffered wounds to her legs.
All of the victims were transferred to Ashkelon's Barzilai Hospital.
A second rocket landed near a synagogue in the city, but did not cause injuries.
Meanwhile, the IDF confirmed that it attacked a building in Gaza City which served as a Hamas training base. Beneath the building, Hamas had dug a tunnel, which was used for underground training exercises.
All of the building's residents received prior warning of the attack.
"This attack is one example of the IDF's intelligence and operational capabilities," an IDF spokesman said.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met on Saturday with Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu), IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot, and other senior defense officials. According to once source, "The decision to attack was made due to violence from Gaza. Israel will increase the tempo as necessary. Our attack on Hamas was the strongest since [2014's] Operation Protective Edge."
Since Friday night, over 100 rockets and mortars were fired at Israel from Gaza, with Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system shot down at least 20. Other than damage to a chicken coop, no other damage was caused and no one was injured.
Incendiary kites and balloons fired from Gaza caused fifteen fires on Saturday, including two in a forest. All of the fires are now under control.
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