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Israeli Military: Mortar Fire From Gaza Strikes Israel for First Time Since End of War
A rocket is launched from a new Israeli anti-missile system known as Iron Dome in order to intercept a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip, in the southern city of Beersheba, Israel, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011. Militants in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip fired a barrage of rockets and mortars on southern Israel early Sunday, striking an empty school and a dozen other targets, as U.S. and Egyptian diplomats were scrambling to keep the new convulsion of Israeli-Palestinian violence from escalating. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

Israeli Military: Mortar Fire From Gaza Strikes Israel for First Time Since End of War

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says a mortar round fired from Gaza hit southern Israel for the first time since the end of the Gaza war last month.

The military says the explosion did not wound anyone or cause any damage.

Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease-fire in August that brought an end to the 50-day war.

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