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Rockets from Gaza
By: HumanRightsWatch
Posted: Aug 6 09
Witnessed: 1089 times
Regions: Israel, Middle East and Caucasus
Issues: Armed conflict, Justice, War crimes
Tags: Gaza, Hamas, Israel, palestine, Qassams, Rockets
Since November 2008, rocket attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups have killed three Israeli civilians and seriously injured dozens of others, damaged property and forced residents to leave their homes.
The rockets unlawfully struck populated areas up to 40 kilometers inside Israel, placing roughly 800,000 Israeli civilians at risk. Rockets that fell short of their intended targets in Israel killed two girls and wounded others in Gaza during this period.
Palestinian armed groups that launched rockets from densely populated areas also unlawfully put Gaza civilians at risk of Israeli counterstrikes.
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