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Iron Dome Intercepts Five Grad Rockets Fired From Gaza |
2012-06-24 |
[Jerusalem Post] Latest launches follow Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, announcement of ceasefire; IDF says quiet will be answered with quiet, fire with fire; 150 rockets fired into Israel in six days: 1 Israeli injured, 14 Paleostinians killed. The Iron Dome rocket defense system intercepted five Grad rockets ...Soviet-developed 122-mm rockets, usually launched from trucks. Newer versions are reported to have a range of up to 30 km.... fired from the Gazoo Strip toward Ashkelon Saturday night. The renewed rocket fire came on the heels of a declared cease fire by Hamas and an IDF response asserting that fire will be met by fire and quiet by quiet. No damage or injuries were reported from the intercepted Grad rockets. On Saturday, over 20 rockets were fired into Israel, amounting to nearly 150 since the beginning of hostilities on Monday. A number of rockets targeted Sderot, injuring a factory worker. One projectile also smashed into an empty school, causing extensive damage. The Israel Air Force retaliated with a number of In response to the rocket attacks on Friday, early Saturday morning the IAF bombed three Hamas bases in the Gazoo Strip, wounding around 20 people. In response, Hamas fired rockets and mortar shells mostly into Sderot. The factory worker was injured in one of the attacks while seeking cover. He sustained moderate shrapnel wounds to his neck and stomach and was rushed to the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon. A factory manager said that the site had been hit twice before, but that on this occasion, expensive equipment worth millions sustained a direct hit. Two other civilians were treated for shock in the attack. Also Saturday, the IAF carried out to "We will continue operating to prevent the rocket fire but in general, quiet will be met by quiet and fire by fire," a senior IDF officer said Saturday night. The officer said that Israel had received signals from the Egyptians that Hamas was interested in ending the current round of violence. He attributed Hamas's interest in stopping the fighting to the IDF's aggressive response Friday night and Saturday to the rocket fire which included bombings of several of the group's military bases. "Hamas was surprised by the bombing of one of its bases since until now the IDF has limited its attacks to smaller outposts," the officer said. "This made Hamas understand that it is in its interest to obtain quiet." The officer said that while Hamas was not behind most of the rocket fire over the weekend, Israel expected it to rein in the other terror factions in Gazoo and to stop their rocket attacks. "If the attacks continue though the IDF will not hesitate to act against the terrorist launching the rockets," the officer said. |
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