Israel announces the targeting of the Israeli town of "Netivot" from Gaza.

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Arabian Sea_Agence France-Presse: The Israeli army announced that two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip towards the Israeli town of Netivot on Sunday morning, one of which was intercepted. This is the first time in months that rocket fire from Gaza has threatened the town, which is located about 10 kilometers from the Strip. Avichay Adraee, the Arabic-speaking spokesperson for the Israeli army, said on the "X" platform: "Following the alerts that were activated in the Gaza envelope area and the town of Netivot, we are talking about the launch of two rockets from the center of the Gaza Strip, one of which was intercepted, while the second fell in an open area." The attack comes amid Israel's intensification of its operations around Gaza City, which the army said it intends to control in order to eliminate Hamas and return the hostages who were kidnapped in the October 7, 2023 attack. Yesterday, Saturday, the army carried out a strike that leveled a tower in the city, the second in two days, while thousands of leaflets were dropped on the western neighborhoods calling on residents to evacuate, according to witnesses and an AFP correspondent.