Rocket fired from Gaza hits Israel

A rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip hit southern Israel late on Monday causing no casualties or damage, an Israeli military spokeswoman said. "A Qassam rocket hit an open field in the Sha'ar Hanegev regional council," the spokeswoman told Agence France Presse. On Friday morning, two Gaza residents were wounded by a series of Israeli air strikes in response to rocket fire at southern Israel on Wednesday night. The Israeli strikes came hours after U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon was in Gaza as part of a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories aimed at persuading the two sides to continue meetings, as the international community seeks a way to kick-start direct negotiations. Since the beginning of 2012, more than 20 rockets have been fired into Israel from the Palestinian enclave controlled by the Islamist Hamas movement, according to army figures. Gaza - Naharnet