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Around 50 rockets fired at Israel from Gaza: Israeli army

JERUSALEM, May 4 (AFP) - A barrage of around 50 rockets was fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip on Saturday and dozens were intercepted by air defences, the Israeli army said. The army said earlier it had targeted two rocket launchers in Gaza with an air strike in response. It was not yet clear if there were casualties on either side.

North Korea fires short-range 'projectiles' into sea: Seoul

SEOUL, May 4 (AFP) - North Korea launched several unidentified projectiles into the sea Saturday, the South Korean military said, in what could be Pyongyang's first short-range missile launch for more than a year as it seeks to up pressure on Washington with nuclear talks deadlocked. North Korea “fired a number of short-range projectiles” from Hodo peninsula near the east coast town of Wonsan in a northeast direction from 9:06 am to 09:27 am, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.