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The Latest: Israel says Palestinian rocket misfired in Gaza

| May 19, 2021 4:03 AM

TEL AVIV, Israel -- Israeli military officials say a mysterious explosion that killed eight members of a Palestinian family on the first day of the current round of fighting in the Gaza Strip was caused by a misfired Palestinian rocket, not an Israeli airstrike.

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