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Play audio 1XChange playback rate from 1 to 1 Mute audio The Hamas military wing said in a statement it launched a new type of rocket with a range covering all of Israel s territory. Earlier on Thursday, Israel redirected some flights to Ramon Airport from its main Tel Aviv-area airport, Ben-Gurion, due to the rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. The Hamas rocket aimed at Ramon Airport exploded in an open area in the western part of the Eilot Regional Council, considerably far from all communities and therefore rocket alerts did not sound in the area.  Abu Ubaida, a spokesman for the Hamas military wing, said that the group s leader, Mohammed Def, ordered the launch of the new Ayyash rocket, in a bid to get international airlines to halt all flights in and out of Israel.

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