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IDF: Air strike destroys rocket launcher in northern Gaza
By The Associated Press and Haaretz Service
Tags: gaza strip, israel news, idf 

An Israel Air Force strike on Saturday destroyed a rocket launcher set to fire at Israel from the northern Gaza Strip, an Israel Defense Forces spokeswoman said.

Local residents said the launcher was set to go off remotely and no one was wounded.

Earlier on Saturday, IDF soldiers exchanged fire with Palestinian gunmen in the Gaza Strip, Hamas sources and Palestinian medical workers said, in the second violent incident this week to rupture the calm of a truce since June.
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Palestinian ambulances rushed to the area near the town of Khan Yunis where Israeli troops had entered drawing fire from Islamist Hamas gunmen deployed in the area, medical workers and Hamas sources said.

The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for a series of rocket attacks on Israel on Friday, on the third consecutive day of renewed rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.

Gaza militants pounded southern Israeli territory on Friday with nine Qassam rockets.

Two of the homemade rockets struck an open field south of Ashkelon, others struck areas in the western Negev. There were no injuries or damages reported in any of the Qassam attacks.

An Islamic Jihad spokesman said the group would consider stopping launching rockets if Israel ceased its actions.

"It depends on Israel, if they stop their aggression and abide by the truce we are ready to consider stopping firing," Abu Ahmed of the Islamic Jihad armed wing said.

Islamic Jihad said its gunmen had launched 14 rockets against Israel during the day in response to IDF operations in the area.

The rocket fire began in response to a mid-week IDF raid on the Gaza Strip that killed six Palestinian militants.

The IDF said it carried out the operation after learning Hamas was digging a tunnel between Gaza and Israel to use in an attempt to abduct soldiers.

The renewed hostilities represent the worst fighting between the IDF and Gaza militants since a cease-fire in the coastal territory took effect in June.

On Thursday, Gaza militants fired four Qassams at southern Israel.

Late Wednesday, an Israel Air Force strike targeting a Qassam firing squad in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least one Palestinian gunman. The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad identified the casualty as a one of their own.

Islamic Jihad militants on Wednesday fired two rockets at the western Negev town of Sderot. One of its leaders, Khader Habib, declared the truce over.

Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers sought to contain the fallout from the fighting, but the continued flaring up of violence threatened to unravel it anew.

Neither side seems to have much to gain from a renewal of hostilities, and officials on both sides said they wanted to restore calm.

Hamas, which agreed to the Egyptian-mediated truce, said Israel was breaching it. The group also claimed responsibility for dozens of rockets fired at the western Negev on Wednesday.

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      1.   The rules currently favor the terrorists, and have to change. 08:23  |  Jean Van Daem 07/11/08
      2.   the truce is already over 13:50  |  Joey 07/11/08
      3.   Lets see so their building tunnels and launching Qassams 16:31  |  Livin In Rishon 07/11/08
      4.   To Joey # 2 - Tell it to the Palestinians...... 18:29  |  Onlooker 07/11/08
      5.   #1 Jean Van Daem 19:22  |  guy 07/11/08
      6.   HAMAS should be stopped. STOP SUPPLIES. 20:54  |  Vittorio 07/11/08
      7.   more inaction from israels clown prince 22:22  |  victor hardman 07/11/08
      8.   citizens of israel,vomit out this govrnment in the next elections 22:30  |  chaim 07/11/08
      9.   #2, Joey, 23:09  |  Robert Haymond 07/11/08
      10.   more pal hypocracy 23:45  |  Adrian de Klerk 07/11/08
      11.   Uneven Comparison 23:51  |  Barry 07/11/08
      12.   seems fair to me: much more resonable than Barak 00:21  |  stop agression 08/11/08
      13.   Message to Abu Ahmed 00:35  |  Peter Williams 08/11/08
      14.   terrorists dont set the rules 01:25  |  vik 08/11/08
      15.   Die And They`ll Stop Shooting! 01:40  |  UsedToPostHere 08/11/08
      16.   puzzled 01:53  |  Mark 08/11/08
      17.   Fair enough, Israel after all violated the ceasefire first... 02:39  |  BBSNews 08/11/08
      18.   Puzzled Mark... 02:48  |  BBSNews 08/11/08
      19.   Israel vs Jihadist rockets 03:07  |  Brod 08/11/08
      20.   jean van daem 1 03:13  |  potobac 08/11/08
      21.   vik in new york 03:20  |  potobac 08/11/08
      22.   BS from BBS 03:27  |  Moshe 08/11/08
      23.   BSWNews cartoon-like universe- 03:27  |  Stephen in New York 08/11/08
      24.   #BBS ignorant yet again 04:10  |  Adrian de Klerk 08/11/08
      25.   BBS News and his hypocracy 04:14  |  Adrian de Klerk 08/11/08
      26.   we`ll cease rocket fire if ... 04:49  |  Jasper 08/11/08
      27.   Jihadi Harassment 05:02  |  Genuine Tosefta 08/11/08
      28.   A silly suggestion 05:16  |  Mark Lincoln 08/11/08
      29.   BBSNews Biased Beyond Sanity 05:27  |  Peter Williams 08/11/08
      30.   BBSNews 05:29  |  Robert Haymond 08/11/08
      31.   potobac 05:35  |  vik 08/11/08
      32.   BBS News and his tunnel photos 05:55  |  E.A. 08/11/08
      33.   BBS: You Must Have Your Tongue in Your Cheek! 06:22  |  Brad 08/11/08
      34.   What Jihad Means 06:25  |  Brad 08/11/08
      35.   Moshe, please try to keep up... 06:43  |  BBSNews 08/11/08
      36.   No SNY, like the US does on our southern border... 06:47  |  BBSNews 08/11/08
      37.   Peter Williams, I`m just a regular person here... 06:54  |  BBSNews 08/11/08
      38.   Robert say don`t address the issue! 07:01  |  BBSNews 08/11/08
      39.   E. A. and the head in the sand model... 07:11  |  BBSNews 08/11/08
      40.   So Brad, you won`t mind if we fire on Canada? 07:21  |  BBSNews 08/11/08
      41.   Don`t switch meanings Brad... 07:36  |  BBSNews 08/11/08
      42.   It`s not silly Mark Lincoln, you`re right... 07:45  |  BBSNews 08/11/08
      43.   IJ has never accepted the cease fire 08:27  |  Tzfonit 08/11/08
      44.   Mark Lincoln, We don`t have that luxury 08:58  |  Tzfonit 08/11/08
      45.   #17 bbs`s "EDUCATED" post CEMENTS his SUPREME idiocy 08:58  |  CK Tan 08/11/08
      46.   #18 bbs CHANNELS other people`s EMPTY ECHOES 09:02  |  CK Tan 08/11/08
      47.   BBSNews, you only confirmed what I said. 09:08  |  E.A. 08/11/08
      48.   BBSNews, you only confirmed what I said. 09:08  |  E.A. 08/11/08
      49.   BBSNews, you only confirmed what I said. 09:08  |  E.A. 08/11/08
      50.   BBSNews, you only confirmed what I said. 09:08  |  E.A. 08/11/08
      51.   BBSNews, you only confirmed what I said. 09:08  |  E.A. 08/11/08
      52.   BBSNews, you only confirmed what I said. 09:08  |  E.A. 08/11/08
      53.   #17 michael hess with more b/s bad news 09:09  |  victor hardman 08/11/08
      54.   BSNews and Mexican tunnels 09:15  |  SDHD 08/11/08
      55.   BSNews and turnspeak 09:19  |  SDHD 08/11/08
      56.   #17 bbs`s "EDUCATED" post CEMENTS his SUPREME idiocy 09:31  |  CK Tan 08/11/08
      57.   BBS, you`re not fooling anyone, not even yourself 09:51  |  McQueen 08/11/08
      58.   BBSNews` "sting operation" 10:05  |  Yonatan 08/11/08
      59.   `The Kindly and Gracious Terrorists...... 10:14  |  Dolly 08/11/08
      60.   `The Kindly and Gracious Terrorists...... 10:14  |  Dolly 08/11/08
      61.   no doubt 11:00  |  rm 08/11/08
      62.   you guys really are push in it 12:20  |  arab 08/11/08
      63.   arab in dubai 62 13:26  |  ChanahS 08/11/08
      64.   BBSNews Sting Operation 13:28  |  Peter Williams 08/11/08
      65.   63: ChanahS 14:33  |  arab 08/11/08
      66.   BS News; How about a little honesty in your posts? 14:44  |  Murray of Montreal 08/11/08
      67.   Brad @33 BSNews Tongue is NOT in his cheek 15:03  |  Ari ben Yisrael 08/11/08
      68.   BBS and Pallywood 16:03  |  utagawa 08/11/08
      69.   adrien de klerk 24 17:13  |  potobac 08/11/08
      70.   peter williams 29 17:17  |  potobac 08/11/08
      71.   #37:BBSNews, Come On Why Make such a ludicrous argument 18:24  |  DOC HOLLIDAY 08/11/08
      72.   Mark Lincoln - Another Failed Policy 19:03  |  Mark of Lewiston 08/11/08
      73.   potobac 70 20:14  |  ChanahS 08/11/08
      74.   vik 31 23:22  |  potobac 08/11/08
      75.   doc holliday 71 23:31  |  potobac 08/11/08
      76.   Provoke, Provoke, Provoke ... 23:31  |  End the Occupation 08/11/08
      77.   #72, Mark of Lewiston 00:01  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 09/11/08
      78.   #76, Mark, post script 00:12  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 09/11/08
      79.   CJK #76 00:53  |  Guido 09/11/08
      80.   ChannahS 00:57  |  Guido 09/11/08
      81.   BBSNews 01:06  |  TonyL 09/11/08
      82.   CAUSE and EFFECT 01:09  |  VIPER 09/11/08
      83.   "PETER WILLIAMS" does it again 01:14  |  VIPER 09/11/08
      84.   #74:potobac, since we didn`t see the position clearly 01:39  |  DOC HOLLIDAY 09/11/08
      85.   Potobac 02:04  |  Peter Williams 09/11/08
      86.   No. 75 EtO 02:18  |  Peter Williams 09/11/08
      87.   #35 BS 02:35  |  Moshe 09/11/08
      88.   #75 eto 02:44  |  Moshe 09/11/08
      89.   #81, VIPER to Peter Williams... 04:54  |  Silvienne 09/11/08
      90.   What part of dont build tunnels into Israel dont you understand? 05:59  |  Dan 09/11/08
      91.   #89, DAN, the part of give us our land back 06:46  |  VIPER 09/11/08
      92.   #88, SILVIENNE, it`s a wonder alright 06:49  |  VIPER 09/11/08
      93.   Silvienne and VIPER 06:53  |  Peter Williams 09/11/08
      94.   #78, Guido, are you for real? 07:42  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 09/11/08
      95.   chanahs 73 10:35  |  potobac 09/11/08
      96.   doc holliday 84 10:47  |  potobac 09/11/08
      97.   peter williams 85 10:53  |  potobac 09/11/08
      98.   #95, potobac 10:58  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 09/11/08
      99.   moshe 75 10:58  |  potobac 09/11/08
      100.   #96:potobac, It`s hard to say 13:24  |  DOC HOLLIDAY 09/11/08
      101.   Air strike destroys rocket launcher in N Gaza 14:27  |  Marlene 09/11/08
      102.   chanahs 19:33  |  potobac 09/11/08
      103.   Potobac 22:09  |  Peter Williams 09/11/08
      104.   potobac, i am not chanah s, nor anyone else 23:20  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 09/11/08
      105.   peter williams 103 00:04  |  potobac 10/11/08
      106.   cjk 104 00:06  |  potobac 10/11/08
      107.   I don`t think so VIPER 00:17  |  Peter Williams 10/11/08
      108.   Potobac 105 01:03  |  Peter Williams 10/11/08
      109.   #93, Peter Williams...explain? 02:50  |  Silvienne 10/11/08
      110.   #104, Cipora Kohn... 02:53  |  Silvienne 10/11/08
      111.   #106, potobac... 02:56  |  Silvienne 10/11/08
      112.   #107, Scraping the barrel there, Peter Williams... 02:58  |  Silvienne 10/11/08
      113.   #57, McQueen to BBSNews... 21:34  |  Silvienne 11/11/08
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