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Israeli man killed in rocket strike from Gaza: police, media
JERUSALEM, May 5, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – An Israeli man was killed overnight
after a rocket from the Gaza Strip struck the city of Ashkelon, police and
media said Sunday.
Police said the man died from critical wounds suffered in the rocket
strike after being taken to hospital. Israeli media identified the man as
Moshe Agadi, 60, and said the rocket hit the Israeli’s home in the city near
the Gaza border.
He was the first Israeli killed in the flare-up of violence that began
Saturday.
More than 250 rockets have been fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip since
Saturday, Israel’s military says, and Israel has responded with air and tank
strikes.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1002 hrs