Israel's aerial defense system shoots down rocket from Gaza: army

JERUSALEM, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Israel's aerial defense system on Saturday night intercepted a rocket fired at the country by militants in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army said.

The rocket triggered sirens in the city of Sderot and the regional council of Sha'ar HaNegev in southern Israel.

"One launch from the Gaza Strip has been identified and intercepted," an Israeli military spokesperson said in a stat