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Gaza rocket hits yeshivah in Sderot in second attack of day

In retaliation, the Israel Defense Forces struck “underground terror infrastructure” in a Hamas compound in the Gaza Strip.

Smoke trails are seen as a rocket is launched from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip to Israel on May 4, 2019. Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.
Smoke trails are seen as a rocket is launched from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip to Israel on May 4, 2019. Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

A rocket launched by Hamas in Gaza struck a building in the southern Israeli town of Sderot late on Thursday, causing damage but no injuries.

According to the Israel Defense Forces, the building hit belong to the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, and contains a synagogue and a school.

Inside this Chabad building in the Israeli city of Sderot, there is a synagogue and a school. Palestinian terrorists in Gaza fired a rocket directly at it moments ago. Thankfully, no students were injured by the blast. pic.twitter.com/KE0WuwPqBW — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) June 13, 2019

The attack was the second of the day at southern Israel from Gaza after the Iron Dome air-defense system intercepted a missile just after midnight.

As a result of that attack, the IDF struck “underground terror infrastructure” in a Hamas compound in the Gaza Strip.

On Wednesday, Israel announced that it imposed a full naval closure of the Strip after several arson and explosive attacks from the coastal territory throughout the day.

The latest rocket attacks follow last month’s intense two-day flare-up between Israel and Palestinian terror groups in Gaza.

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