* Terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired rockets into Israel. At least two rockets, believed to have been launched by Hamas, landed around Sderot in southern Israel on Sunday, causing no casualties. Hamas has rejected calls by Palestinian Authority presidential hopeful Mahmoud Abbas to stop the rocket salvoes, which often draw Israeli retaliation.
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