Gaza militants continue rocket attacks against Israel
14/11/2008 18:14 GAZA, November 14 (RIA Novosti) - Palestinian militants in Gaza continued rocket attacks on Israel on Friday, striking Ashkelon in the country's south, the Israeli Army said.
Four long-range Grad missiles struck the coastal city but caused no casualties. Several civilians suffered shock, an army spokesman said. Militants from several Palestinian factions, including Hamas, have claimed responsibility for the attack.
Gaza militants fired around 18 rockets at Israel on Friday, three of them exploding in the Sderot, near Ashkelon, slightly injuring an Israeli woman and damaging a building and several cars.
The Israeli military retaliated with airstrikes against militant bases in Gaza. According to Palestinian emergency services, at least two militants were wounded in the strikes.
Ten days of cross-border attacks have destroyed a five-month truce and led to the resumption of an Israeli blockade of the border with Gaza on October 30, cutting the supplies of essential goods to 750,000 Gaza residents.
The escalation of violence on the border with Gaza began when Israeli troops went into the enclave last week to destroy a tunnel which Israel claimed had been dug as part of planned operations to abduct its soldiers.
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