Palestinian Militants Fire Rockets into Israel

CNN
February 1, 2009

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/730/palestinian-militants-fire-rockets-into-israel

Palestinian militants fired four rockets that landed in southern Israel Sunday, the Israeli military said.

The attacks were another breach in a tentative cease-fire between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza, a city still smoldering in the aftermath of a three-week military operation.

A spokesman with the Israel Defense Forces said he did not know whether the rockets that landed in or near villages in southern Israel wounded anyone. He also did not say whether Israel was planning a retaliatory strike.

Israel launched a three-week military operation in Gaza on December 27 with the intent of ending rocket attacks on southern Israel.

More than 1,300 Palestinians died and about 5,400 others were wounded. Thirteen Israelis, including 10 soldiers, were also killed in the fighting.

On January 21, both Israel and Gaza's Hamas leadership agreed to a temporary cease-fire which took effect after Israeli forces withdrew from the Palestinian territory.

The IDF said last week it would respond to any terror attacks "in accordance with decisions made by the Israeli government."

Since the cease-fire began, militants have sporadically fired rockets into Israel. Israel has responded with airstrikes.

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