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May 27, 2015

Israel Bombs Gaza After Rocket Hits Ashdod; Aid Groups Seek Pressure to Lift Blockade 
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Israel has carried out bombings on the Gaza Strip after a rocket landed
in the Israeli city of Ashdod. Palestinian militants say the rocket
crossed into Israel by mistake as they fired test rockets into the sea.
It's at least the fourth time Palestinians have launched rockets and
Israelis conducted airstrikes since the ceasefire ending last summer's
50-day Israeli assault. But Israeli forces have also fired into Gaza
more than 400 times, including on farmers and fishermen. Meanwhile, a
new report from dozens of aid agencies is calling for pressure on Israel
to lift the blockade and allow Gaza's reconstruction. The groups,
including Oxfam and Save the Children, endorse measures such as
suspending arms transfers that could be used to violate international
law.

 

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