A rocket fired by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip slammed into southern Israel on Saturday, prompting retaliatory Israeli tank fire, sources on both sides said.
\nThe Israeli army said the rocket hit an open area. \u201cNo casualties have been reported.\u201d
\nPalestinian security officials said the Israeli tank fire targeted an observation post of Gaza\u2019s Hamas rulers, near Beit Lahiya in the north of the territory, close to the border with Israel.
\nAn Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed the tank fire \u201cin response to the rocket attack\u201d.
\nLast month, Israeli warplanes and tanks pounded Gaza in response to a similar rocket launch, hitting Hamas military facilities and wounding four Palestinians, none of them seriously.
\nIsrael and Hamas have fought three wars since 2008.
\nSince the last one in 2014, a fragile ceasefire has been observed along the largely closed border.
\nMissiles and rockets are periodically fired at Israel, generally by hardline Islamist groups opposed to Hamas.
\nBut Israel holds Hamas responsible for all rocket fire from Gaza regardless of who carried it out.<\/p>\n
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