(JTA) A Kassam rocket fired from Gaza struck Sderot Monday morning as children returned to school after summer break. The previous day three rockets were fired at southern Israel, hitting two factories. The fundamentalist Salafi group Jamiat ul-Mujahedin Bayt al-Maqdis claimed responsibility for the rockets fired on Sunday. The organization is affiliated with al-Qaeda and is believed to be operating in Gaza.
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