ASHDOD, Israel, Dec 29 (Reuters) - A rocket fired by Palestinian militants in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip killed an Israeli woman in the southern city of Ashdod on Monday, the second fatality within an hour, Israeli media reported.

The attack brought to four the number of Israelis killed by Palestinian rocket fire since Saturday, when the Jewish state launched a major air offensive in the Gaza Strip that has so far killed 327 Palestinians.

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