A rocket from Gaza has struck Israel for the first time since the November ceasefire, Israeli police reported. The attack caused some damage, but no casualties have been reported so far.
The rocket hit a road near the city of Ashkelon in southern
Israel. No warning sirens were heard before the strike, Israel
Radio said.
"An explosion was heard in the Ashkelon region. Experts
searched the area and found that one rocket had struck, damaging a
road but causing no injuries," police spokesperson Micky
Rosenfeld said.
The rocket attack has breached the November truce between Gaza and
Israel following an eight-day Israeli military operation in Gaza,
Pillar
of Defense, which left over 100 Palestinians and two Israelis
dead.
The Al-Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the rocket
attack, Al Arabiya reported.
The strike followed days of confrontation between Israeli security
forces and Palestinian protesters in the West Bank over the death
of a Palestinian man in an Israeli prison.
On Monday, police
clashed with Palestinian demonstrators as thousands marched in
the West Bank funeral of Arafat Jaradat, who died in Megiddo Prison
on Saturday.
Palestinian authorities claim the 30-year-old Jaradat
died after being tortured, citing autopsy findings that
revealed numerous injuries; Israel said the injuries may have
occurred while he was receiving CPR.
Some 25,000 Palestinian took to the streets for Jaradat's
funeral; around 10 Palestinians were wounded in clashes with the
IDF.
On Sunday, a Palestinian teenager was reportedly wounded by Israeli
gunfire during a protest near the Beitounia Crossing.