Rocket fired from Gaza hits Israel

Jan 11, 2011 |

JERUSALEM

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A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel on Tuesday, causing no injuries, the Israeli military said.

The rocket was the latest in a salvo of projectiles fired from the coastal enclave in Israel, raising tensions along the border with Gaza and fears of a new Israeli incursion into the territory.

"A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed this morning in the western region of the Negev Desert without causing any injuries," a military spokeswoman told AFP.

Militants on Monday fired three rockets into Israel, which hit just north of the Gaza Strip without causing any injuries or damage.

Around 24 rockets and mortar rounds have been fired from the area into Israel since the beginning of this year, according to military figures.

The rocket fire has prompted a series of retaliatory Israeli air raids on Gaza, including twin raids launched overnight Sunday.

Israel has said it holds Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, responsible for the continued rocket fire, raising fears the Jewish state plans a repeat of its deadly December 2008-January 2009 operation cast lead offensive.

The 22-day war, which ended in a ceasefire on January 18, 2009, killed 1,400 Palestinians, mostly civilians, and 13 Israelis, 10 of them soldiers.

Hamas has said it does not want another war, and that it is working to convince militant groups in Gaza to avoid provoking a new confrontation with Israel.

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