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Errant Rocket in Gaza Is Said to Kill Girl, 3 Errant Rocket in Gaza Is Said to Kill Girl, 3
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GAZA — A 3-year-old Palestinian girl was killed, and three of her relatives were wounded Tuesday evening, apparently when a rocket aimed at Israel fell short and instead hit the family’s home in the northern Gaza Strip. GAZA — A 3-year-old Palestinian girl was killed, and three of her relatives were wounded Tuesday evening, apparently when a rocket aimed at Israel fell short and instead hit the family’s home in the northern Gaza Strip.
Israel later dropped seven bombs across Gaza, wounding two naval security officers affiliated with the militant movement Hamas, according to a spokesman for the Health Ministry in Gaza.Israel later dropped seven bombs across Gaza, wounding two naval security officers affiliated with the militant movement Hamas, according to a spokesman for the Health Ministry in Gaza.
The Israeli military said the airstrikes were a response to five rockets that militants had fired earlier from Gaza, two of which were intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system and two of which landed in Gaza. (The fifth fell in an open area in Israel’s south.)The Israeli military said the airstrikes were a response to five rockets that militants had fired earlier from Gaza, two of which were intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system and two of which landed in Gaza. (The fifth fell in an open area in Israel’s south.)
The exchange continued a near-nightly pattern that has unfolded over more than a week since the abduction of three Israeli teenagers on June 12 in the West Bank, and Israel’s subsequent campaign of arrests of Hamas operatives and others. No one was killed, and only a handful of light injuries resulted from these earlier strikes.The exchange continued a near-nightly pattern that has unfolded over more than a week since the abduction of three Israeli teenagers on June 12 in the West Bank, and Israel’s subsequent campaign of arrests of Hamas operatives and others. No one was killed, and only a handful of light injuries resulted from these earlier strikes.
The Gaza health spokesman, Ashraf al-Qedra, said the 3-year-old, Jood al-Danaf, died at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City two hours after what he called a “mysterious explosion” hit her home in Beit Lahiya, near the border with Israel.The Gaza health spokesman, Ashraf al-Qedra, said the 3-year-old, Jood al-Danaf, died at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City two hours after what he called a “mysterious explosion” hit her home in Beit Lahiya, near the border with Israel.
A neighbor said the explosion was caused by an errant rocket, one of four fired around 7:45 p.m. One of those wounded in the blast was in serious condition, Mr. Qedra said.A neighbor said the explosion was caused by an errant rocket, one of four fired around 7:45 p.m. One of those wounded in the blast was in serious condition, Mr. Qedra said.
The Israeli military said in a statement that its strikes hit five “concealed rocket launchers,” a “terror activity site” and a “weapon manufacturing facility.” Gaza news organizations said the sites were connected to Hamas, which Israel blames for the teenagers’ abductions, and Islamic Jihad.The Israeli military said in a statement that its strikes hit five “concealed rocket launchers,” a “terror activity site” and a “weapon manufacturing facility.” Gaza news organizations said the sites were connected to Hamas, which Israel blames for the teenagers’ abductions, and Islamic Jihad.