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Israel warns Gaza will pay 'heavy price' if rocket fire continues
Israel warns Gaza will pay 'heavy price' if rocket fire continues - Diplomacy and Defense - - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
'Unknown' Gaza militants fired rocket at Israel, Hamas claims | World news | The Guardian
'Unknown' Gaza militants fired rocket at Israel, Hamas claims
No reports of damage or injuries after rocket explodes near the Israeli port city of Ashdod, 20km north of the Gaza Strip
Air raid sirens sounded on Tuesday night after at least one rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel, Israeli television news reports said.
There were no reports of damage or injuries and the remnants of the device were found near the port city of Ashdod, about 20km north of the Gaza Strip, an Israeli ambulance service spokesman said.
No group in the Gaza Strip had immediately taken responsibility for the launch. Israeli media speculated that it may have been an errant rocket that was not intentionally aimed at Israeli territory.
A Hamas official later said unknown militants in the territory had fired a rocket at Israel.
The official said at least one rocket was fired and that it was not clear who fired it. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to brief journalists.
Hamas has fired thousands of rockets at Israel over the years, but rocket fire has mostly stopped since the end of last summer’s war between Gaza militants and Israel.
Other militant groups have fired rockets in the meantime, though Israel holds Hamas responsible for all attacks coming out of Gaza.
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