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Israeli army says two projectiles fired from Gaza intercepted

Israel’s military says it has intercepted two projectiles fired from northern Gaza after air raid sirens sounded in the southern city of Ashkelon.

“Following the sirens that sounded at 4:30pm (14:30 GMT) in Ashkelon, two projectiles that were fired from northern Gaza were intercepted by the [air force],” a military statement said.


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The army says it shot down the missile before it crossed into the country’s territory, adding that the hostile aircraft alerts were activated in parts of Israel during the incident.

The statement comes one day after Israel also shot down two projectiles launched by the Houthi rebels.



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The Israeli army has struck two bases in Syria, the military has said.

It said the bases hosted “military strategic capabilities”, identifying the bases as Tadmur and T4 in a statement.

Israel has repeatedly struck military targets in Syria, including earlier this week when an Israeli air strike in the Deraa province killed two people and wounded 19 others.