Palestinian militants fire rockets at Jewish settlement

Palestinian militants fired two rockets today at a Jewish settlement bloc in the Gaza Strip, with one landing near thousands of Israelis protesting against this summer’s planned withdrawal from the area. An Israeli soldier was lightly hurt by shrapnel.

The attack briefly disrupted the rally meant as a show of support for the settlers being uprooted from an area that Israel has occupied for 38 years. Many of the demonstrators were young families, taking time off from work and school during the Passover holiday.