Rockets fired by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip killed two women in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on Tuesday, Eli Bin, head of the Magen David Ambulance service, told reporters.
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The two were killed in two separate strikes that hit two houses in the city. Israeli media reported one of the victims was an 80-year-old woman.
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