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Gaza militants fire rocket at Israel despite truce (Extra)
Jun 30, 2008, 21:04 GMT
Tel Aviv - Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a makeshift rocket Monday night toward southern Israel, further shaking an already wobbly truce between Israel and militant organizations in the territory.
The rocket caused neither injuries nor damage, a military spokeswoman in Tel Aviv said, and there was no immediate claim of responsibility.
It was the fifth rocket launched since the truce took effect on June 19.
Israel responded to the previous missile launches by shutting Gaza crossing points, preventing goods from entering the impoverished enclave. The crossings were reopened Sunday.
Israel had pledged to ease its stringent economic blockade of Gaza if the rocket and mortar attacks from the area stop. The last truckload of humanitarian aid entered the Gaza Strip on June 24.
The radical Islamic Hamas movement ruling Gaza has urged all Palestinian militant factions operating in the strip to respect the truce.
Islamic Jihad, which fired the first truce-breaking rockets, said it had done so to avenge the death of one of its senior militants during an Israeli army operation on June 24 in the West Bank.
The West Bank is not covered by the Egyptian-brokered truce agreement.
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SP4 said it all.
The missiles never stopped.
Before the agreement was signed we knew Hamas would not stop the missiles
And we knew after the agreement was signed, and the missiles continued, Hamas would say it wasn't them...the dog ate their homework.
If anyone in this world wants to help the Palestinians, educate them as to how they're leadership is not, and has never, acted in their best interests.
And then they can string up the swine and adopt some sort of constructive diplomatic strategy.
..if you are a girl, and I was 30 years younger, I'd propose...
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SP4:Jun 30th, 2008 - 21:36:17
What truce...?
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