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Thursday, December 09, 2010

Mortar Shells Fired At Negev, One Person Wounded

At least four mortar shells were fired from Gaza towards Israel on Wednesday evening. The mortars exploded in the Eshkol Regional Council. One person was moderately wounded and had to be taken for treatment at the Soroka Hospital in Be’er Sheva. The area's residents were asked to stay in protected areas in their homes.

Earlier on Wednesday a mortar shell exploded near a kibbutz in the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. Damage was caused to one of the houses in the kibbutz, but nobody was hurt.

According to statistics published by the ISA earlier this week, in November there was a slight increase in the number of attacks by terrorists compared to October. In November there were 52 attacks, while 44 were recorded in October.

Israel Air Force craft attacked three sites in Hamas-run Gaza overnight, following Hamas rocket attacks on the Negev.

Two terrorist activity headquarters were targeted in northern Gaza, as was a lab for manufacturing and storing rocket materials in central Gaza. The IDF, which was aided by Israel Security Agency intelligence, reported precise hits, and the planes returned safely.      

The targeting of the terror-linked sites was a response to several Hamas rocket attacks against southern Israel towns over the past 24 hours. Five rockets and mortar shells were launched and landed in Israel during this period.                                                          

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