Qassam fires rocket at Israel's Ben Gurion airport

The Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian resistance faction Hamas, has said that it fired a home-made rocket at Israel's Ben Gurion airport.

In a statement, the Brigades said its fighters had fired an M75 rocket at the airport, which is located some 15km southeast of Tel Aviv.

On Wednesday, a Hamas spokesman warned international airline carriers to halt all flights to the airport as of Thursday to avoid being struck by incoming rockets.