Rocket fired from Gaza, intercepted over border communities, IDF says

Launch comes amid high tensions around Jerusalem's Temple Mount and ends a seven-month lull around Palestinian enclave; no injuries or damage to property were reported
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A rocket was launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel and intercepted over communities bordering the Palestinian enclave, the Israeli military said in a statement Monday evening.
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  • "A few minutes ago, sirens sounded in the area surrounding the Gaza Strip. One rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory," the statement read. "The rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome Air Defense System."
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    יירוט כיפת ברזל של רקטה ששוגרה לעבר שדרות
    יירוט כיפת ברזל של רקטה ששוגרה לעבר שדרות
    Archive: Iron Dome intercepts Gaza rocket over Sderot
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    No injuries or damage to property were reported.
    This is the first rocket launch from the Gaza Strip into Israeli soil since last September.
    Rockets fired from the Gaza Strip landed in the Mediterranean Sea off central Israel on New Year's Eve. It was not clear whether the rockets were meant to hit Israel, but Gaza-based militant groups often test-fire missiles toward the sea. There were no reports of casualties.
    Earlier on Monday, the leader of the Gaza-based Islamist group Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) Ziad Al-Nakhala warned that Israel's threats to rescind relief for the residents of the seaside territory in the event of escalation due to escalating tensions in Jerusalem "will not silence" the organization.
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    Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ziad Al-Nakhala
    Meanwhile, the IDF beefed up its presence and rocket defense systems around Gaza.
    Rocket sirens also sounded around Gaza border communities Sunday evening, but the IDF reported it was a false alarm shortly after.
    First published: 20:54, 04.18.22
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