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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
IDF: 8 rockets fired from Rafah toward southern Israel; no injuries reported
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 8, 2024. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
A barrage of eight rockets was launched from the Rafah area in southern Gaza at southern Israel around an hour ago, the IDF says.
Sirens sounded in the community of Shlomit, some 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) from the Gaza border.
Hamas claimed responsibility for the rocket fire, saying it targeted a military position near Kerem Shalom.
There are no reports of injuries or damage.
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