JERUSALEM - Israel said a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip into its southern territory Wednesday, forcing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be hustled from a stage during an election rally in the city of Ashkelon. Netanyahu says he knows how to protect Israel, but opponents accuse him of being soft on handling threats from Gaza. That was believed to have triggered Israel’s targeted killing of a senior commander in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group in November. Israel and Gaza militants had their worst round of fighting in months as a result. Hamas, the larger Islamic movement controlling Gaza, seeks “understandings” with Israel to alleviate Gaza’s economic and humanitarian crises.

Source: thestar December 25, 2019 20:15 UTC