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Note: The following news brief is a quote:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3531512,00.html

Qassam lands in Ashkelon Coast Regional Council; no injuries reported
Published: 04.14.08, 11:11 / Israel News

A Qassam rocket fired from the northern Gaza Strip landed Monday near hothouses in the Ashkelon Coast Regional Council.

There were no reports of injuries. (Shmulik Hadad)


651 posted on 04/14/2008 2:19:00 AM PDT by Cindy
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More details with photos UPDATE:

http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ct_100408e.htm

Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
at the Israel Intelligence Heritage & Commemoration Center (IICC)
April 10, 2008

“Two Israeli civilians were killed in a terrorist attack at the fuel terminal of Nahal Oz, the only source of fuel supply for Gaza Strip residents. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility for the attack.”

Snippet: “The media background prepared by Hamas for the perpetration of the terrorist attack

9. In the days before the terrorist attack at the Nahal Oz fuel terminal, Hamas launched a media campaign which placed particular emphasis on the “fuel crisis” in the Gaza Strip, claiming that the fuel shortage was worsening the humanitarian situation. The campaign was accompanied by severe criticism of Egypt and the Palestinian Authority, calls to “break the blockade” on the Gaza Strip, and threats of a “big explosion” that would have an impact on the entire region.”


652 posted on 04/14/2008 2:26:22 AM PDT by Cindy
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