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Rocket fired from Gaza hits vacant Israeli preschool Projectile explodes in Sderot, damaging the building, with several people said to suffer shock; 2nd rocket falls in open area

By Times of Israel staff

July 1, 2016, 11:31 pm

Source: Rocket fired from Gaza hits vacant Israeli preschool | The Times of Israel

A rocket launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel seen in the sky from Southern Israel on the second day of Operation Protective Edge, July 9, 2014. (Avishag Shaar Yeshuv/Flash90)

A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on Friday night exploded outside a preschool in the border town of Sderot, causing damage to property.

There were no direct casualties in the attack.

The launches set off warning sirens throughout Sderot as well as other communities in the area.

Residents then reported hearing two loud explosions.

Channel 2 News reported several people in the vicinity of the Sderot impact site suffered from shock.

It was the first rocket attack reported in June. Earlier in the month Hamas test-fired dozens of short-range rockets in Gaza, with Israeli sources estimating that at least 30 projectiles were launched.

The rockets were aimed at areas not under Israeli control,

Israel has seen sporadic fire from the Gaza Strip, usually claimed by small Salafi groups engaged in a power struggle with Hamas, which is the de facto ruler of the strip.

Israel has said repeatedly that it views Hamas as solely responsible for such attacks. It regularly responds to rocket-fire with airstrikes on Hamas targets.

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