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A barrage of 25 mortar shells from the Gaza Strip was launched at Israeli border communities and sent people desperately running for cover, the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) have confirmed.

Palestine commentator and journalist Omar Ghraieb said: “Nearly 15 explosions just rocked Gaza and I have no idea what's happening.”

One of the rockets landed in the yard of a kindergarten, but no children were present at the time.

IDF said some of the missiles were intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome defence system.