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28 Gaza rockets hit Israel Sunday: Army

The Israeli army admitted that only two rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system

27.07.2014 - Update : 27.07.2014
28 Gaza rockets hit Israel Sunday: Army

JERUSALEM 

The Israeli army said that 30 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel on Sunday.

"So far today, 28 rockets fired from Gaza hit Israel," the Israeli army said on Twitter.

It added that only two rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system.

Earlier in the day, the Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian faction Hamas, said that it had fired several rockets at Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv and Ashdod.

The rocket fire, the group said, comes in "retaliation for the war crimes committed by the Israeli troops against the Palestinian people."

At least 1061 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed in unrelenting Israeli attacks on the blockaded Gaza Strip since July 7, while more than 6300 have been injured, many critically.

Gaza-based resistance factions, meanwhile, continue to fire rocket at Israeli cities in response to the Israeli ongoing onslaught.

The offensive, dubbed operation "Protective Edge," is Israel's third major offensive against the densely-populate Gaza Strip – which is home to some 1.8 million Palestinians – within the last six years.

By Abdel-Raouf Arnaout

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