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Gaza rocket lands near Ashkelon in southern Israel | Gaza rocket lands near Ashkelon in southern Israel |
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A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip has landed in southern Israel - the first such attack since a ceasefire ended eight days of clashes in November, Israeli police say. | A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip has landed in southern Israel - the first such attack since a ceasefire ended eight days of clashes in November, Israeli police say. |
The rocket caused some damage to a road in Ashkelon but no injuries. | The rocket caused some damage to a road in Ashkelon but no injuries. |
The strike follows confrontations in the West Bank between Israeli forces and Palestinian protesters. | The strike follows confrontations in the West Bank between Israeli forces and Palestinian protesters. |
Riots broke out across the West Bank at the weekend after a Palestinian man died in Israeli custody. | Riots broke out across the West Bank at the weekend after a Palestinian man died in Israeli custody. |
Israeli police spokesman Doron Ben-Amo told the BBC a missile fired from Gaza landed in an industrial area in Ashkelon and some damage was caused to infrastructure. | Israeli police spokesman Doron Ben-Amo told the BBC a missile fired from Gaza landed in an industrial area in Ashkelon and some damage was caused to infrastructure. |
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack from militants in Gaza, where Egyptian mediators helped negotiate the November ceasefire. | There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack from militants in Gaza, where Egyptian mediators helped negotiate the November ceasefire. |
Although levels of cross-border violence have dropped sharply since the conflict, two Palestinians have been shot dead close to the border, where Israel maintains a buffer zone which civilians are forbidden to enter. |