(May 2, 2023 / JNS) A 25-year-old civilian was seriously wounded on Tuesday by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip into the southern Israeli city of Sderot.

The victim was evacuated in critical condition to Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, the Magen David Adom emergency medical service said.

“The injured man was lying on the ground floor of the construction site, unconscious and suffering from shrapnel injuries to his body,” said an MDA first-responder.

Two other civilians were lightly wounded while working on the same construction site.

The Israel Defense Forces said the terrorists fired at least 22 projectiles in a major barrage.