By Luke Baker
1 hour, 20 minutes ago



BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Palestinian militants who fired a rocket deeper into Israel than ever before launched it from land that Israeli settlers had occupied until last year, witnesses said on Wednesday.

The Hamas-made Qassam rocket was fired from the far north of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday evening and exploded 12 km (7.5 miles) away in the center of the Israeli city of Ashkelon, damaging a school but causing no injuries.

The strike provoked fear among Ashkelon's 120,000 residents that Palestinian militants have developed a more powerful, two-engine rocket that puts their community well within range and could lead to more frequent, deadly attacks in the future.

Until now, most rockets fired by militants have been aimed at Sderot, a town about half as far away from Gaza as Ashkelon.

The fact Tuesday's rocket was launched from land that Israel held until last September will also fuel the anger of those who opposed Israel's unilateral pullout from Gaza after 38 years.
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See what happens when you give in to terrorist. They didn't want that withdrawl for peace. They wanted it for tactical reasons.

Hamas continues their war against Israel and there are those who point a finger at Israel when they respond to these provocations. Don't be surprised when Israeli forces swoop down and capture the rest of the so-called Palestinian government members. As long as Hamas wages war, Israel will continue to respond to their attacks until such time as they get tired of the BS and decide to take out Hamas permanently by executing captured Hamas members as the terrorists they really are.

Originally Posted by 5.56X45mm

See what happens when you give in to terrorist. They didn't want that withdrawl for peace. They wanted it for tactical reasons.

All out war needed right now to clean up these terrorists in Gaza.

Originally Posted by 5.56X45mm

See what happens when you give in to terrorist. They didn't want that withdrawl for peace. They wanted it for tactical reasons.

Same went for the Golan Heights. Just a good place for artillery.