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Gaza rocket lands near Ashkelon – Israel News, Ynetnews.

At least 1 rocket fired at Israel after two recent attacks from Gaza; no reports of injuries or damage after latest Sirens on Saturday.

Matan TzuriCode red sirens were heard in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council and the city Ashkelon in the south of Israel at approximately 9:40 pm on Saturday, when at least one rocket was fired from Gaza, landing near the city of Ashkelon.

Residents in the south reported hearing at least one loud boom and it was initially unclear the exact location of the rocket strike, but no reports of injuries or damage were immediately forth coming.

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Saturday’s code red sirens came after the IDF deployed Iron Dome batteries covering Ashdod and Netivot on Friday, following the recent rocket attacks from Gaza.

At least two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip at southern Israel on Wednesday at around 11 pm local time, with at least one of them falling in an open area in the Sdot Negev Regional Council. No one was hurt from the rocket fire.

The Israel Air Force struck four targets in the Gaza Strip nearly two weeks ago in response to rocket fire at southern Israel.

Hamas claimed to have arrested those responsible for the rocket fire, saying that local supporters of ISIS were responsible.

The recent rounds of rocket fire come as ISIS supporters in Gaza have been openly challenging Hamas, even threatening the ruling group with an ultimatum to end its crackdown on other groups. In response to the ultimatum, Hamas killed one of the ISIS supporters in a gun fight that erupted during an attempted arrest.

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