The Israeli military has said it has shot down more rockets fired by Palestinian militants as Israel's major air offensive over the Gaza Strip enters its second day.
A spokesperson for the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said at least eight rockets sent from Gaza were intercepted over Tel Aviv, Ashdod and Ashkelon on Wednesday.
Israeli media reported two rockets also crashed into the sea off the northern coastal city of Haifa, which lies 102 miles from the Gaza border.
If confirmed, it would be the furthest into Israel that rockets from Gaza have reached.
A wounded Palestinian is stretchered into hospital The IDF claims at least 48 missiles, sent by the Islamist militant group Hamas, which controls Gaza, have "struck Israel" since midnight.
It confirmed the rockets had landed as far away as Hadera, 60 miles from Gaza.
In total, more than 300 rockets have been fired at Israel since Operation Protective Edge began on Monday night.
No fatalities have been reported.
In Gaza, meanwhile, news agency AFP says at least 21 Palestinians have been killed during the second day of Israel's offensive.
The fatalities come after at least 23 people, including children, were killed overnight in the biggest Israeli assault on Gaza in nearly two years.
The Israeli military said a total of 550 Hamas targets have been hit since the operation began.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has quoted him as saying he plans to "intensify the attacks on Hamas and the terrorist organisations in Gaza" even further.
A house in Gaza destroyed by an Israeli attack At a crisis meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of committing "genocide" in Gaza.
Mr Abbas said: "It's genocide - the killing of entire families is genocide by Israel against our Palestinian people."
The exchange of fire marks the heaviest fighting between Israel and Hamas since an eight-day battle in November 2012.
Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev told Sky News Israel's actions are "defensive" and designed to eliminate rocket fire.
The IDF says Hamas is firing from civilian areas. Pic: IDF/Twitter The Israeli cabinet has warned it may also send in ground troops and has authorised the call-up of as many as 40,000 reservists.
Hamas has targeted numerous cities including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem in recent days.
On Tuesday, wedding guests in Holon, central Israel, were forced to run for shelter after sirens alerted them to incoming missiles.
Video footage shows Israel's 'Iron Dome' defence system intercept an incoming rocket.
Israeli tanks at the southern border with the Gaza Strip The IDF said 80 rockets have been intercepted and neutralised by the defensive system.
IDF also posted an image on Twitter which it said shows rockets being sent from civilian areas in Gaza.
Israel and Hamas had, until recently, been observing a truce that ended the 2012 hostilities.
Tensions increased last month after three Israeli teenagers were kidnapped and killed in the West Bank.
Israel blamed Hamas and launched a crackdown on the group's members and arrested hundreds of people.
The situation deteriorated further last week when a Palestinian teenager in Jerusalem was abducted and burned to death in what was viewed as a revenge attack.
According to news agency Reuters, a US official involved in the investigation into the deaths of the three Israeli youths has revealed they were shot at least 10 times with a silenced gun, indicating premeditated murder.
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