Friday, December 14, 2007

PALI ROCKET HITS ISRAELI HOME, WOMAN WOUNDED

Palestinian Rocket Hits Israeli Home, Woman Wounded - Shmulik Hadad
An Israeli woman was moderately injured on Thursday after a Kassam rocket fired by Palestinians in Gaza crashed through the roof of her home in Sderot, causing extensive damage. The Mujahideen Brigades, a military wing of Fatah, claimed responsibility. (
Ynet News)

See also The Rocket Threat from Gaza, 2001-2007 - Reuven Erlich
Palestinian rocket fire at Israel from Gaza began in 2001. As of the end of November 2007, there have been a total of 2,383 identified rocket hits in Israel. Rocket fire has been directly responsible for the deaths of ten Israeli civilians , nine of them Sderot residents. In addition, 433 individuals have been wounded. Mortar fire has been responsible for the deaths of ten individuals, eight civilians and two IDF soldiers. Of the 150 wounded, 80 were civilians and 70 soldiers. More than 190,000 Israelis now live under the potential threat of daily rocket and mortar attacks. (
Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center)

Airstrike Kills Islamic Jihad Rocket Crew in Gaza - Avi Issacharoff and Yuval Azoulay
An Israel Air Force strike killed three Palestinian militants in Gaza City on Thursday after they were detected firing a Kassam rocket at Israel. Islamic Jihad said one of the dead was Sami Tafesh, a commander of its rocket crews. (Ha'aretz)

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