 Firefighters tried to put out fires in Ashkelon early on October 7, after rockets from the Gaza Strip hit parts of Israel. Siren's warning of incoming rockets sounded for several minutes in southern and central Israel before the attack and the continuous roar of launches could be heard in the Gaza Strip. Witnesses said.Israel's ambulance service said teams had been dispatched to areas in southern Israel near Gaza and residents were warned to stay inside, but there were no immediate details on any. Possible casualties of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said he would meet with top security officials in the coming hours. There was no immediate claim of responsibility from Hamas, the Islamist movement that controls the Gaza Strip, or from the smaller Islamic Jihad movement that has also fought several wars with Israel.