Jerusalem and Tel Aviv were both attacked Friday but the rockets fired from Gaza fell short of their targets. Meanwhile, the Israeli army is arriving on the border with Gaza, ready for the order to invade. NBC's Martin Fletcher reports.By NBC News staff and wire reportsUpdated at 2:15 p.m. ET: On the third day of escalating violence between Israel and Gaza, air raid sirens cried out in Israel’s two largest cities, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, as residents moved into underground shelters, NBC reporters on the scene said.
At least one rocket fired from Gaza toward Jerusalem landed outside the city, which is more than 60 miles from the Gaza Strip, according to NBC's Martin Fletcher. There were no injuries or damage. This was the first Palestinian rocket to reach the vicinity of Jerusalem since 1970.
Earlier, at least one rocket fired toward coastal Tel Aviv fell into the sea.Despite the promise of ceasefire , another day of missiles dead and wounded in the Israeli Gaza conflict. NBC's John Ray reports.Wake-up call for Israel's city that never sleeps (http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/16/15214230-wake-up-call-for-israels-city-that-never-sleeps?lite#__utma=238145375.1635891641.1342440502.1353093278.1353095402.185&__utmb=238145375.1.10.1353095402&__utmc=238145375&__utmx=-&__utmz=238145375.1353010613.179.32.utmcsr=dailynightly.nbcnews.com%7Cutmccn=%28referral%29%7Cutmcmd=referral%7Cutmcct=/_news/2011/05/03/6577695-far-from-home-the-war-in-afghanistan&__utmv=238145375.%7C8=Earned%20By=msnbc%7Cworld%20news=1%5E12=Landing%20Content=Mixed=1%5E13=Landing%20Hostname=www.msnbc.msn.com=1%5E30=Visit%20Type%20to%20Content=Internal%20to%20Mixed=1&__utmk=30616956)
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