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More than 200 rockets fired into Israel from Gaza; Israel responds, killing 4

Militants in Gaza fired more than 250 rockets into southern Israel on Saturday, and Israel responded with airstrikes and artillery fire, ending weeks of relative calm and threatening efforts to forge a long-term truce.

Smoke rises from buildings after Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on Saturday, May 4, 2019. Palestinian militants launched about 200 rockets and mortars into southern Israel from Gaza on Saturday, and the Israeli military responded with airstrikes and tank fire against targets across the Palestinian coastal territory.
Smoke rises from buildings after Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on Saturday, May 4, 2019. Palestinian militants launched about 200 rockets and mortars into southern Israel from Gaza on Saturday, and the Israeli military responded with airstrikes and tank fire against targets across the Palestinian coastal territory.Read moreMohammed Talatene/DPA / MCT
    by Ruth Eglash, Hazem Balousha, and Loveday Morris, Washington Post
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