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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Strikes Hamas Posts in Response to 1st Gaza Rocket Fire in More Than a Month

Flame and smoke are seen during an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

The Israeli military said it struck three Hamas militant posts in Gaza early on Wednesday, saying it came in response to the first case of rocket fire from the territory in more than a month.

The military claimed that a rocket was fired from Gaza into Israel and landed in an open field.

In response, it said it targeted the Hamas positions.

No injuries were reported on either side, the Associated Press reported.

Meanwhile, no Palestinian group took responsibility for the fire.

Israel says it holds the territory's militant Hamas rulers responsible for any fire emanating from the coastal strip.

The typically volatile border has been quiet of late as Israel has been coping with a coronavirus outbreak and back-channel talks have been underway for a potential prisoner exchange.isra

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