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Gaza Rocket Hits Israeli City
Posted on: 2010-07-30 16:12:00
By: Chai Wire
Grad in Ashkelon, Friday morning Photo: Tsafrir Abayov
Israel (Reuters) - Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a rocket into Ashkelon on Israel's Mediterranean coast on Friday, blowing out the windows of an apartment block and damaging parked cars in a residential area of the city.No one was injured in the blast. But the attack ended over a year of calm for the city closest to the enclave ruled by the Islamist Hamas movement and it was likely to trigger a military response by Israel. A police spokesman said the rocket was a 122 mm Chinese-made Grad, with a heavier payload and greater range than the crude, homemade rockets Gaza militants were launching daily until Israel's three-week military offensive into Gaza 18 months ago. Is there a particular reason for the renewed terrorism? As in the past,…
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