A rocket fired from Gaza hit a home in central Israel early Monday, setting the building on fire and injuring those inside, according to Israeli military and police
Israel's military has said Gaza's ruling Hamas militant group was behind the rocket fire. The rocket landed in the village of Mishmeret about 25 kilometers north of Tel Aviv, making this the furthest distance a rocket has been fired into Israel since the 2014 war fought between Israel and Hamas.Seven people were wounded in the incident, including a woman in her sixties who suffered blast injuries, minor burns and shrapnel wounds.
Israel has closed the Erez and Kerem Shalom crossings between Israel and Gaza. It has also reduced the size of the fishing area in which Gazan fishermen are permitted to sail. Several people were wounded after the rocket hit the house, authorities said.The Monday incident comes less than two weeks after two rockets were fired at Tel Aviv, the first time rockets had been fired at central Israel in almost five years.
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