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| Islamic Jihad Launches Rockets at Israel |
| 2007-01-21 |
| Islamic Jihad militants launched homemade rockets into Israel from the Gaza Strip on Sunday in retaliation for Israel's continuing military operations against their group in the West Bank. The rocket attacks came despite a two-month-old cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza. The group said it fired seven homemade rockets toward the Israeli towns of Sderot and Ashkelon. The Israeli army said several mortar shells had landed in empty areas in Israel on Sunday morning, causing no injuries. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #2 Rockets are not exactly the same thing as mortars. The mortars used by IJ are typically fired from tubes; they are usually set up in the courtyards or backyards of residential buildings. |
| Posted by: mhw 2007-01-21 12:09 |
| #1 The rocket attacks came despite a two-month-old cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza. Since when has Pali rocket-firing into Israel been considered a cease-fire violation? Only Israel can violate cease-fires. |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2007-01-21 10:21 |