Gaza projectile hits southern Israel: army

A projectile fired from Gaza has struck southern Israel, the second such attack in as many days.

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17 April, 2021

No one has taken responsibility for the attack [Getty-file]

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a projectile that struck southern Israel on Friday night, the army said, the second such attack in as many days.

A statement from the military said sirens sounded in two communities near Gaza, with a spokesperson telling AFP that "the projectile landed in open areas in Israeli territory", with no reports of injuries or damage.

No militant group in Gaza, which is ruled by the Islamist Hamas, took responsibility for the attack.

On Thursday, Palestinians fired a rocket at southern Israel, following which the army struck "Hamas terror targets" in Gaza, causing no casualties.

Israel imposed a blockade of Gaza's maritime and land border, after the militant organisation Hamas seized control in 2007.

Hamas and Israel have since fought three wars.

A fragile truce has endured in recent years despite occasional flareups, with Palestinians firing rockets at Israel and the Jewish state responding with air strikes on the coastal enclave.

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