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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 shortly after 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 shortly after 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 days of clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian protesters in the West Bank. | The strike follows days of clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian protesters in the West Bank. |
Violence erupted over the detention of hunger strikers and the death of a Palestinian detainee in Israel. | Violence erupted over the detention of hunger strikers and the death of a Palestinian detainee in Israel. |
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. |
The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades said it fired the rocket in revenge for the death of the detainee, who belonged to the group. | The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades said it fired the rocket in revenge for the death of the detainee, who belonged to the group. |
"In a preliminary response to the killing of our hero the prisoner Arafat Jaradat, we claim responsibility for firing a Grad rocket on Ashkelon at 6:00 (04:00 GMT)," it said in a statement. | "In a preliminary response to the killing of our hero the prisoner Arafat Jaradat, we claim responsibility for firing a Grad rocket on Ashkelon at 6:00 (04:00 GMT)," it said in a statement. |
Palestinians say Mr Jaradat, 30, died from torture, while Israel says a post-mortem was inconclusive and that investigations into his death continue. | Palestinians say Mr Jaradat, 30, died from torture, while Israel says a post-mortem was inconclusive and that investigations into his death continue. |
Although levels of cross-border violence have dropped sharply since the conflict, four Palestinians have been shot dead close to the border, where Israel maintains a buffer zone which civilians are forbidden to enter. | |
Correction 1 March 2013: The report said that two Palestinians has been killed in Gaza since the end of the ceasefire. The correct number is four. |