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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1052237.html

Last update - 08:13 02/01/2009

“Six Gaza rockets strike Ashkelon within minutes”
By Haaertz Service

Tags: Israel, Hamas, Gaza

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired six consecutive rockets at the northern Negev city of Ashkelon on Thursday morning. A few minutes later, three rockets struck Sdot Hanegev regional council, closer to the Hamas-ruled coastal territory.

Three of which exploded in residential areas of Ashkelon. A woman was lightly wounded by shrapnel in one of the incidents and several people were treated for shock.

The rockets struck multiple locations in the city just before 8 A.M., one apparently scoring a direct hit on a house. Three other rockets exploded in areas outside of the city.

A barrage of more than 50 rockets at southern Israel on Thursday...”


42 posted on 01/01/2009 10:18:27 PM PST by Cindy
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Note: The following news brief is a quote:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3649124,00.html

IAF strikes 20 targets in Gaza
Published: 01.02.09, 07:23 / Israel News

Israel Air Force jets struck 20 targets in Gaza overnight, including a mosque in the northern Gaza neighborhood of Jabalya, believed to be a terror hub.

The IDF said that the bombing of the mosque triggered a series of explosions, indicative of the amounts of weapons stored on the premises. (Ynet)


43 posted on 01/01/2009 10:21:07 PM PST by Cindy
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