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NEWS ABOUT: Qassam

Qassam stories: 5 news summaries

Israelis Near Gaza See Slim— or No—Victory

Residents still fear rockets, think war should have continued

Jan 21, 09 8:18 AM CST
(Newser) - When Israel began its raid of the Gaza Strip three weeks ago, the government said its goal was to end rocket attacks and sniper fire into the country's south. Polls show that most Israelis supported the war, despite the staggering civilian casualties. But in interviews with farmers and other residents... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • rocket attacks • war • Qassam • Sderot

 Israel Fears Rocket Attack 
 on Nuke Plant 

Size, sophistication of Hamas rocket arsenal shocks Israeli security forces

Jan 2, 09 3:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Israeli officials, shaken by the size and sophistication of Hamas' rocket arsenal, fear the country's nuclear center at Dimona may be targeted, the Times of London reports. The group's new, more accurate, Grad missiles, smuggled in by land and sea, can penetrate significantly farther into Israel than the crude, home-made... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • rocket attacks • nuclear reactor • missile • Qassam • rocket • nuclear power plant • Dimona

 Livni Threatens 
 Hamas as Rockets 
 Fall on Israel 

In Cairo, foreign minister says Israel will 'do everything necessary'

Dec 25, 08 7:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Tzipi Livni, the Israeli foreign minister, said today that her country would "do everything necessary" to fight Gaza militants, as four rockets landed near kibbutzes in the Negev. The chief diplomat and PM candidate met with Eygptian president Hosni Mubarak, who urged both sides to restrain themselves. Yesterday Hamas... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Tzipi Livni • Hosni Mubarak • rocket attacks • Qassam

Israel Scales Back Gaza Offensive

Hamas rocket attacks slow, but Israelis say fighting isn't over

Mar 10, 08 8:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel is reining in its Gaza offensive after seeing a big reduction in cross-border rocket fire over the weekend, the BBC reports. But Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said there was no truce in place. “The fighting is ongoing and will at times increase or decrease,” he said,... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Hamas • rocket attacks • Ehud Barak • Israel and Palestinians • Qassam • ceasefire

Rocket Attack Wounds Scores of Israeli Troops

Predawn strike hits tent in Gaza boot camp

Sep 11, 07 4:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 66 Israeli soldiers were wounded by a Qassam rocket fired into Israeli territory from inside the Gaza strip early today. The missile struck a tent in an Israeli basic training camp in the northern Negev desert near the community of Kibbutz Zikkim, reports Ha'aretz. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility... More »

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Israel • Gaza • missile • IDF • Qassam • Islamic Jihad • Beit Hanun • Sderot • rocket • Kibbutz Zikkim

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