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Israel, Gaza trade overnight fire after West Bank deadly clashes

Palestinian factions fired rockets toward Israel after Thursday's West Bank raid that killed 9, in latest escalation and ahead of US secretary of state’s visit to the region.

Fire and smoke rise above buildings in Gaza City as Israel launched airstrikes, Gaza Strip, early on Jan. 27, 2023.
Fire and smoke rise above buildings in Gaza City as Israel launched airstrikes, Gaza Strip, early on Jan. 27, 2023. — Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images

Palestinian militants fired two rockets from the Gaza Strip on southern Israel on Friday morning in response to the latest flare-up in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank.

Sirens were activated but the rockets were intercepted by Israeli missile defenses.

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