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Israel military says Palestinian militants fired rockets

The Israeli military said Palestinian militants fired six rockets from the Gaza Strip toward the country’s south early Thursday, hours after an Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank triggered a fierce gunbattle in which 10 Palestinians were killed. The rocket attacks, which were not immediately claimed by Palestinian militant groups, appear to be triggered by the Wednesday morning raid in Nablus. Air defenses intercepted five of the rockets which were fired toward the cities of Ashkelon and Sderot, the military said, and one missile landed in an open field. There were no reports of damage or casualties.