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Rockets from Gaza strike Negev region

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A rocket, similar to the Al-Qassam rockets used against Israeli is prepared for launch as new members of the Islamic Jihad fighters show their skills as they attend a military show in the former Israeli Jewish settlement of Atsmona on September 26, 2008 in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip. Saraya Al-Quds, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad faction graduated some 100 new members. (UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad)
A rocket, similar to the Al-Qassam rockets used against Israeli is prepared for launch as new members of the Islamic Jihad fighters show their skills as they attend a military show in the former Israeli Jewish settlement of Atsmona on September 26, 2008 in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip. Saraya Al-Quds, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad faction graduated some 100 new members. (UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad) 
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Published: Feb. 1, 2011 at 9:34 AM

GAZA, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Rocket- and missile-fire from Gaza struck western Negev, with one rocket landing near a wedding hall in Netivot, officials said.

Four people were treated for shock from the attack Monday in Netivot, where a rocket struck a building not far from a wedding celebration, The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday.

Wedding guests said they heard a deafening explosion and that the rocket alert system failed to sound, officials said. Israeli military officials said they would investigate why the system did not activate.

Another rocket hit in the town of Ofakim, where officials did not report any damage or injuries.

The Eshkol Regional Council also reported a mortar originating from Gaza landed in an open area.

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