Gaza Rocket Attack Strikes Southern Israel

No injuries reported in first attack since November ceasefire

JERUSALEM, Feb 26 (Reuters)—A rocket exploded in southern Israel on Tuesday, causing damage in the first such attack by militants in the Gaza Strip since a truce in November, Israeli police said.

The rocket caused some damage to a road near the city of Ashkelon but no injuries. The strike follows confrontations between Israeli forces and Palestinian protesters in the West Bank since the death on Saturday of a detainee in Israeli custody. (Created by Allyn Fisher-Ilan; Editing by Bill Trott)