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A rocket fired from Gaza hit a house in the Israeli border town of Sderot on Monday, while another projectile was intercepted by air-defence systems and a third landed in an uninhabited area, the Israeli military said.

President Joe Biden and his top diplomats, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, had sought closure during his term.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken had said the U.S. wanted a ceasefire deal in Gaza and all remaining captives released before Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20.

Israeli warplanes and artillery struck the northern Gaza Strip shortly after Israel and Hamas missed a ceasefire deadline.

If the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal goes according to the current draft, then fighting will stop in Gaza for 42 days, and dozens of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners will be freed.

The media have described the deal as a “ceasefire,” but Israel is demanding it be allowed to continue its attacks.

A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect on Sunday following an almost three-hour delay after Hamas was late to name the three hostage it plans to release.

Celebrations erupted across the war-ravaged territory and some Palestinians began returning to their homes despite the delay.

A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip has taken hold, raising hopes for an end to the devastating 15-month Israel-Hamas war and the release of dozens of militant-held hostages

That attack, during which rampaging terrorists murdered at least 70 people in Sderot, was launched under cover of a barrage of thousands of rockets fired from Gaza across many areas of Israel.