RATE OF GAZA ROCKET FIRE SAME SINCE PULLOUT

Rate of Gaza Rocket Fire Unchanged Since Pullout - Nir Hasson
In the three months since the Israel Defense Forces left Gaza, Kassam rockets have been launched at Israel on an almost daily basis. A total of 239 rockets have been fired at Israel since Sep. 15, according to the Red Dawn warning system which monitors Kassam launches. Of these, only 160 rockets landed in Israel: many fell short, landing inside the Gaza Strip. The evacuation of northern Gaza enabled the Palestinians to move their launch sites closer to Israel. Therefore, even without improving the rockets' range, they are able to hit the industrial zone south of Ashkelon. Kassams also have begun to land in other areas of southern Israel that had not experienced rocket fire before the disengagement, such as Moshav Shuba, hit by three rockets - one hit a house, damaging the building and sending residents into shock. The pace of the launches has increased over the last two weeks. (Ha'aretz)

Five Soldiers Hurt in Palestinian Rocket Attack from Gaza - Hanan Greenberg
Five IDF soldiers were hurt by shrapnel after a Kassam rocket fired by Palestinians in Gaza landed in a military base south of Ashkelon on Thursday. Another rocket fired from Gaza on Thursday landed near the Ashkelon industrial zone. (Ynet News)

HOW LONG WOULD THE U.S. PUT UP WITH THIS IF IT WERE COMING FROM CANADA OR MEXICO?