Sunday, December 21, 2008

Christmas Star of David

JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Palestinian militants launched 10 rockets and mortars from Gaza into Israel Sunday morning, according to Israeli sources.Israeli aircraft fired missiles at one rocket launch site, destoying the launcher but apparently no one was wounded, an Israeli source said.One rocket damaged a house and another injured a man working in a field, the source said. The source also said a rocket landed near an Israeli school, but no one was nearby.Militants fired 24 rockets and 11 mortars into Israel from Gaza on Saturday, causing some damage but no injuries, according to the source.An Israeli airstrike targeting Palestinian militants killed one person and wounded another on Saturday, according to Palestinian sources.A truce that began June 19 between the Hamas government in Gaza and Israel ended on Friday. Under the Egyptian-brokered deal, Hamas agreed to end militant attacks on Israel from Gaza, and Israel agreed to halt raids inside the territory and ease its blockade on humanitarian goods.The truce held well for the first four months but began to fall apart in October, when there was a marked increase in the number of rockets fired from Gaza into Israel.In the past few weeks, an estimated 200 rockets have fallen inside Israel.A spokesman for Hamas' military wing Friday vowed to resume the struggle."This ceasefire was temporary," said the masked spokesman, who gave his name only as Abu Obaida. "Now that it's over, we will carry on our fight against the occupation."Israeli officials have said they will respond firmly to any rocket fire."We are not afraid of a big operation in Gaza," said Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak. "If the situation demands it, we will act."

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