According to the Israeli military, on the morning of July 16, Palestinian militants fired two rockets from the Gaza Strip towards southern Israel.. This happened a few hours after the end of the visit of US President Joe Biden to Israel and the Palestinian territories..

ABC News reports that one of the missiles was intercepted by Israeli air defenses, the other fell in the open.. There are no reports of casualties yet. According to the military, no Palestinian group has claimed responsibility for the rocket attack in and around the coastal city of Ashkelon.. Israel believes Hamas militants may be responsible for the attacks.

Tensions that have risen in recent months between Israel and Palestine eased the day before and during Biden's three-day trip to Israel and the West Bank. In particular, the US President met with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas in the city of Bethlehem..

Despite the good intentions of the head of the White House, Hamas rejected Biden's statements about sympathy for the Palestinians, calling the United States " The movement also criticized Abbas for meeting with Biden and re-supporting the peace process with Israel..

Recall that Hamas does not recognize Israel. Since the forceful takeover of Gaza in 2007, militants and Israel have fought four bloody wars against each other.. Their result was the death of thousands of civilians on both sides..

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Earlier it was reported that during a meeting with the Prince of Saudi Arabia, Biden accused him of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi..