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Israel strikes terror targets in Gaza

  • 11/14/2012
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    In response to the incessant rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip the IDF has launched a widespread campaign against terror targets in Gaza.
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    (Communicated by the IDF Spokesperson)

    In response to the incessant rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip - more than 700 have struck Israel since the beginning of the year, and more than 120 since Saturday - the IDF has launched a widespread campaign against terror targets in Gaza. The operation, called Pillar of Defense, has two main goals: to protect Israeli civilians and to cripple the terrorist infrastructure in Gaza.

    Rocket and mortar attacks: 2001-2012


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    Rocket range from Gaza.
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    At 16:30, the IDF targeted Ahmed Jabari, the head of Hamas military wing in the Gaza Strip. Jabari was a senior Hamas operative who served in the upper echelon of the Hamas command and was directly responsible for executing terror attacks against Israel.

     

     
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    In subsequent air strikes, the IDF seriously damaged Hamas' long-range missile capabilities (40 km/25 mi range) and underground weapons storage facilities.

    On Wednesday evening (14 Nov), terrorists in Gaza fired over 50 Grad rockets towards Israel's southern cities. One of the rockets hit a shopping center and caused damage to a vehicle and stores, but no injuries were reported.


    Photo: IDF Spokesperson


    Israelis prepare to sleep in a bomb shelter in the southern town of Netivot (Photo: Reuters)