Gaza rocket hits Israeli town
A rocket fired from the Palestinian Gaza Strip enclave hit the southern Israel town of Sderot, the Israeli army said today, but refused to comment on possible casualties.
Public radio said the rocket failed to explode and caused no injuries.
Israel’s national ambulance service said its paramedics treated a woman in her 50s for shock.
It was today’s third rocket attack and the second night of rocket fire since US President Donald Trump’s statement on Wednesday recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
In Gaza, two Palestinians were killed in border clashes sparked by the deeply controversial Trump declaration.
A third man was in “very critical” condition after being shot in the head during the clashes, the Gaza health ministry said.
It said that 14 people were injured in Israeli air strikes launched in response to rocket fire.
The Israeli army said around 4,500 Palestinians “participated in violent riots at six locations along the border with the Gaza Strip”.
It said troops shot at “dozens” of people along the Gaza border, but did not specify how many were wounded.
The Israeli military said earlier that its Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepted a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave.
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