On Gaza’s doorstep: Israelis drift back to deserted border town of Sderot
Sderot presents a stark contrast to Gaza. Its residents can return and rebuild their lives: but just a few miles down the ...
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Primitive missiles that are miles from rocket science
Qassams, shmassams!" joked Shimon Peres in 2006. The then Israeli vice-premier was urging Israelis to calm down amid a barrage of Qassam rockets Hamas had fired from Gaza into the Israeli Negev ...
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Amnesty seeks embargo against Israel, Palestinians
Grad rockets have a longer range than the crude, home-made Qassams. Israel said Palestinian militants have fired about 10,000 rockets and mortars into Israel in the past eight years. "These ...
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Topic: Iron Dome
The overwhelming majority of rockets fired were Qassams but Hamas has expanded its range through the introduction of 122-mm Grad launchers smuggled into the Gaza Strip. Nearly 1,000,000 Israelis ...
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Amnesty seeks embargo against Israel, Palestinians
Grad rockets have a longer range than the crude, home-made Qassams. Israel said Palestinian militants have fired about 10,000 rockets and mortars into Israel in the past eight years. "These ...