Three rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip toward southern Israel on Friday, the Israeli army said. Israel’s Iron dome missile defense system intercepted two of the rockets, while the third hit a building in the regional council of Shaar Hanegev, causing damages. No casualties were reported.
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In response, the Israeli army struck two Hamas positions in the northern Gaza Strip by tank and aircraft.
Earlier, rocket sirens sounded in the regional councils of Shaar Hanegev and Sdot Negev. The sirens went off while a ceremony was being held at the nearby Israeli community of Kibbutz Kfar Aza in honor of the birthday of Oron Shaul, an Israeli soldier who was killed during the 2014 Gaza war. Hamas is thought to be holding Shaul’s body. The leader of Israel’s Labor Party, Avi Gabbay, attended the ceremony.
Meanwhile Friday, clashes erupted between Israeli security forces and Palestinian protesters in the West Bank cities of Ramallah, Hebron, Nablus and Bethlehem. The IDF Spokesperson’s Office said the army has not used any crowd-dispersal measures against the demonstrators.
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Two weeks ago, a rocket fired from Gaza exploded in the yard of a residential building in southern Israel’s Hof Ashkelon Regional Council, and another exploded in a nearby open area.
Around 30 rockets have been fired from Gaza at Israel since U.S. President Donald Trump’s December 6th announcement recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. This is the largest number of rockets fired at Israel since Israel’s last offensive with Hamas in the summer of 2014.
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