A school in the Israeli city of Ashkelon came under Palestinian rocket attack. Hamas claimed responsibility for Tuesday night’s launch, which caused no casualties but spread fear in Israel that Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip have made significant progress in expanding the range of their rockets.
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