Palestinians
in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets at a
southern Israeli port city on Monday, one of which was shot down by Israel's "iron dome" interceptor
while the other fell into the sea, a military spokeswoman said.
The
pre-dawn salvo on Ashkelon, about seven miles (12km) north of Gaza, was unusual
given the relative restraint of Palestinian militants since last November's war
between Hamas and Israel.
There was no immediate claim of
responsibility for the launches, which came as Hamas tips into financial and
political crisis after being cut off from neighbouring Egypt by the new,
military-led interim government in Cairo. Hamas has also been challenged at
times by more radical, armed Islamists in Gaza.
Hamas has tried to mend ties with
Egypt while appealing to the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, whose
administration holds sway in the occupied West Bank, to abandon US-sponsored
peace talks with Israel.
It has also signalled readiness to
fight again, taking responsibility last week for a tunnel which Israel
discovered running into their territory from Gaza and said was likely intended
for kidnapping soldiers or setting off underground explosives.
The Israeli military spokeswoman said
a mortar bomb was fired across the border from Gaza on Sunday, but caused no
damage or casualties
source: TheGuardian
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