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| Gaza rocket 'hits south Israel' | Gaza rocket 'hits south Israel' |
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| A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip has hit southern Israel, exploding near the city of Ashkelon, the Israeli military has said. | A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip has hit southern Israel, exploding near the city of Ashkelon, the Israeli military has said. |
| No casualties were reported from the rocket, which landed in a field. | No casualties were reported from the rocket, which landed in a field. |
| It is one of several rocket attacks from the territory since Israel and Hamas, which controls Gaza, declared ceasefires on 18 January. | |
| Israel fought a three-week offensive in Gaza to try to stop militants firing rockets into Israel. | Israel fought a three-week offensive in Gaza to try to stop militants firing rockets into Israel. |
| The ceasefires, independently declared by each side, have been violated several times. | |
| An Israeli soldier was killed in a bomb attack on the Gaza border on Tuesday. Israel responded with air raids and a brief ground incursion by soldiers and tanks. | |
| About 1,300 Palestinians and 10 Israeli soldiers were killed in the three weeks of Gaza fighting. Three Israeli citizens died in rocket attacks. |