Gaza rocket strikes empty kindergarten in Ashdod

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Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Monday fired a barrage of 30 Qassam and Katyusha rockets at southern Israel, after a night of relative calm.

One of the rockets, fired mid-afternoon, exploded in a kindergarten in Ashdod. The playground was empty at the time of the attack, and no casualties were reported, though the attack did cause extensive damage to the structure.

Magen David Adom ambulance crews transported five people to hospital, where they received treatment for shock.

The kindergarten, which is affiliated with the Shas educational network of schools, was completely destroyed as a result of the attack. The head of the network, Yoav Ben Zur, said the building had recently undergone a renovation.

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