Terror rockets fired from Gaza as Sharon is buried

Israeli military jets have hit two targets in Gaza after rockets were fired at an area close to where the funeral service for Ariel Sharon was taking place.

Israel reportedly had warned Hamas not to launch rockets during Monday afternoon’s funeral at the former prime minister's family farm in the Negev - a few miles from Israel’s border with Gaza.

“It was made clear to them that tomorrow would be a very bad day for anyone there to test Israel’s patience,” an unnamed Israeli security source is reported to have warned.

Mourners at the funeral said they heard the rockets explode as they landed in an area near the farm.