Rocket fired from Gaza hits Israel

A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit southern Israel on Sunday evening, reportedly without causing any casualties, the Israeli army said.

The rocket fell on open ground, and troops were searching for the impact site, it said in a statement.

Extremist Sunni militants claiming links to the Islamic State group have said they were behind recent rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave, but Israel holds Hamas responsible for all such incidents.

The Islamist Hamas group runs Gaza, which has been hit by three wars with Israel since 2008, including last summer's devastating conflict that left more than 100,000 people homeless and killed more than 2,200.

Caption: File photo of a rocket being fired from the Gaza Strip.

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