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| Seven injured as Gaza rocket hits home in central Israel | Seven injured as Gaza rocket hits home in central Israel |
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| Seven people have been injured after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a house in central Israel, police say. | Seven people have been injured after a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a house in central Israel, police say. |
| The rocket came down at 05:20 local time (03:20 GMT) on Monday in an area north of the city of Tel Aviv. | The rocket came down at 05:20 local time (03:20 GMT) on Monday in an area north of the city of Tel Aviv. |
| This is the furthest a Palestinian rocket has reached in Israel since the 2014 conflict with militants in Gaza. | This is the furthest a Palestinian rocket has reached in Israel since the 2014 conflict with militants in Gaza. |
| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is cutting short a trip to the US over the incident, has vowed to respond with force. | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is cutting short a trip to the US over the incident, has vowed to respond with force. |
| So far no-one has said they carried out the attack. | So far no-one has said they carried out the attack. |
| A week and a half ago, two rockets were fired towards Tel Aviv and nobody was hurt. The Israeli military responded with dozens of air strikes across Gaza, which injured four people. | A week and a half ago, two rockets were fired towards Tel Aviv and nobody was hurt. The Israeli military responded with dozens of air strikes across Gaza, which injured four people. |
| The Hamas militant group, which controls Gaza, and Israeli military officials later said those rockets had been launched "by mistake". | The Hamas militant group, which controls Gaza, and Israeli military officials later said those rockets had been launched "by mistake". |
| The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the rocket hit a house in the community of Mishmeret, about 20km (12 miles) north-east of Tel Aviv, causing it to catch fire and injuring several members of one family. | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the rocket hit a house in the community of Mishmeret, about 20km (12 miles) north-east of Tel Aviv, causing it to catch fire and injuring several members of one family. |
| The Haaretz newspaper cited medical officials as saying that among the wounded were three children - a 12-year-old girl, three-year-old boy and six-month-old baby. | The Haaretz newspaper cited medical officials as saying that among the wounded were three children - a 12-year-old girl, three-year-old boy and six-month-old baby. |
| Video shared by the IDF on Twitter showed the badly damaged house. | Video shared by the IDF on Twitter showed the badly damaged house. |
| The rocket also triggered air sirens across the Sharon and Emek Hefer regions. | The rocket also triggered air sirens across the Sharon and Emek Hefer regions. |
| "This was a criminal attack on Israel and we will respond forcefully," Prime Minister Netanyahu said after announcing he would return early from Washington once he had met US President Donald Trump. | "This was a criminal attack on Israel and we will respond forcefully," Prime Minister Netanyahu said after announcing he would return early from Washington once he had met US President Donald Trump. |
| The BBC's Yolande Knell in Jerusalem says the latest rocket fire has dramatically raised tensions in the region, just two weeks before Israel holds a general election. | The BBC's Yolande Knell in Jerusalem says the latest rocket fire has dramatically raised tensions in the region, just two weeks before Israel holds a general election. |
| Mr Netanyahu is currently locked in a tight battle with his main rival, former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz. | Mr Netanyahu is currently locked in a tight battle with his main rival, former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz. |
| The prime minister's campaign for a fifth term has been overshadowed by possible indictment in three corruption cases. | The prime minister's campaign for a fifth term has been overshadowed by possible indictment in three corruption cases. |