Gaza Rocket Hits Southern Israel
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel on Wednesday, causing no damage or injuries, an Israeli police source told Agence France Presse.
The rocket, which landed in the southern Ashkelon region, comes amid increased fire from the Gaza Strip into Israel.
On Monday, a woman was lightly wounded by shrapnel after a rocket fired from the Palestinian territory exploded near a cemetery.
The past month has seen an increase in rockets and other projectiles fired at Israel from Gaza after several months of calm following a flare-up in April when an anti-tank missile hit an Israeli school bus, killing a teenager.
Israel responded to that attack with a series of air strikes that killed at least 19 Palestinians in the deadliest violence since Israel's devastating 22-day assault on Gaza in December 2008-January 2009.
The violence raised fears of another offensive, but on April 10 the Islamist movement Hamas which rules the Palestinian territory announced a return to the truce which ended Israel's Operation Cast Lead.
Source: Agence France Presse
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