Two rockets fired from the Gaza Strip late Friday failed to reach their intended target of southern Israel, landing instead within the Palestinian enclave, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement.
The Red Alert loudspeakers warning of incoming rockets were nevertheless activated in regions adjacent to the Hamas-controlled territory.
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The attempted rocket attacks came hours after one Palestinian terrorist was killed and 54 were injured by IDF fire during protests held along the Israel-Gaza border, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
According to Israel's Channel 12, the #IslamicJihad terror group is planning to set up rocket production capabilities in the #WestBank which could lead to more projectiles being fired at cities in central Israel, reports @aymansikseck: pic.twitter.com/K0pWBr8Kko
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The Friday protests are part of a larger movement called the Great March of Return, where Palestinian activists gather at the border to demand the right to return to their lands they either abandoned or fled during the 1948 war for Israeli independence.
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