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Palestinian rocket accidentally kills 2 young Gaza girls
By News Agencies
Tags: Israel news, Qassam, Hamas 

A projectile fired by Palestinians fell short of its target in Israel on Friday, striking a house in northern Gaza and killing two schoolgirls.

The attack came as Israel sent mixed signals regarding its plans for Gaza.

A rocket apparently fired by Palestinians on Friday killed the two Palestinians aged five and 13, Palestinian medics said.
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None of Gaza's militant factions claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on the house in Beit Lahiya. Gaza Health Ministry official Dr. Moiaya Hassanain identified the two victims as 5-year-old Hanin Abu Khoussa and her 12-year-old cousin, Sabah Abu Khoussa. Three other young people were wounded, Hassanain said.

Hamas police said they were investigating the cause of the blast in Beit Lahiya village in northern Gaza, which medics said seemed to be due to a rocket aimed at Israel that had misfired.

Gaza militants frequently fire rockets at Israel from the same area.

The incident came amid rising tensions with Israel, with officials threatening stepped-up military action against Gaza militants to stop rocket shootings from the coastal territory.

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      1.   Where are all the hypocrites? 19:20  |  Ruth 26/12/08
      2.   Sadly, this too is the price of evil!!! 19:33  |  Pete 26/12/08
      3.   Hamas doesn`t care if they kill Palestinians 19:39  |  Kipperraes 26/12/08
      4.   you mean those fire crackers can kill?? 19:45  |  vik 26/12/08
      5.   Allah Yerhamen, Hamas must halt the rocket fire and.............. 19:53  |  MOE 26/12/08
      6.   They will blame Israel - you watch 19:57  |  IsraFan 26/12/08
      7.   It could not be on purpose - that would be murder! 20:05  |  Avi 26/12/08
      8.   OUTRAGEOUS 20:11  |  Brant 26/12/08
      9.   ruth 20:11  |  bytheway 26/12/08
      10.   Ruth #1 "where are all the hypocrites" 20:52  |  Colin Wright 26/12/08
      11.   this is not an accident it`s murder 21:01  |  Rahal 26/12/08
      12.   Evil 21:01  |  Bill 26/12/08
      13.   #1 "Palestinian Military Forces?" 21:05  |  Amer Arab 26/12/08
      14.   bbs, silvienne, doris cadigan - your up 21:07  |  Adrian de Klerk 26/12/08
      15.   Friendly Fire Incident 21:23  |  Jeff Northridge 26/12/08
      16.   How sad 21:26  |  Daniel 26/12/08
      17.   THEIR SWORD WILL ENTER THEIR HEART,THEIR BOW BRAKE (PSALMS 37:15) 21:26  |  VOICE of MOSHIACH))) 26/12/08
      18.   "accidentally" 21:26  |  Julian 26/12/08
      19.   Mossad at work again 21:27  |  Clickfool 26/12/08
      20.   Really Ruth? 21:28  |  BBSNews 26/12/08
      21.   Only proves these rockets KILL 21:30  |  Honesty 26/12/08
      22.   Palestinians should stop their primitive rockets now 21:47  |  Antonio da Silva 26/12/08
      23.   Accidentally 21:50  |  Rina 26/12/08
      24.   Show some courage and learn from this, Hamas 21:52  |  newageblues 26/12/08
      25.   New Years Fire Works M.E. Style 21:55  |  Amer Arab 26/12/08
      26.   accident? 22:00  |  Jon 26/12/08
      27.   Why is Gideon Levy, Amira Hass, Richard Falk silent on this crime 22:01  |  Ken Jurist 26/12/08
      28.   Gideon Levy must talk in detail how these 2 girls were murdered 22:03  |  David Stoler 26/12/08
      29.   glorified fire-crackers 22:06  |  peter 26/12/08
      30.   Martyrs???? 22:11  |  Sheikh Rattle & Roll 26/12/08
      31.   #1 Ruth. Israeli and US weapons in Israel. 22:12  |  Maureen Ann 26/12/08
      32.   Did you notice "apparently fired by Palestinians"? 22:19  |  I do so love 26/12/08
      33.   AmerArab:: HOW VERY CONVENIENT 22:20  |  Brant 26/12/08
      34.   Those were childrens... 22:22  |  M 26/12/08
      35.   Those were childrens... 22:25  |  Miguel 26/12/08
      36.   To be more precise, 2 dead, 10 injured 22:42  |  Aphemia 26/12/08
      37.   Where are all the people whom say Kassams are HARMLESS? 22:48  |  Gil 26/12/08
      38.   MAUREEN ANN AND "WEAPONS" 22:52  |  Brant 26/12/08
      39.   #25 Maureen Ann re #1 Ruth 22:59  |  H 26/12/08
      40.   Siege of Sderot continues unabated 23:01  |  Adrian de Klerk 26/12/08
      41.   Clickfool 23:07  |  Connie 26/12/08
      42.   Condolences So sad 23:15  |  JANE 26/12/08
      43.   Clickfool 23:16  |  Peter Williams 26/12/08
      44.   So sad for these young girls, but.... 23:33  |  Benjamina 26/12/08
      45.   H@@retz Headline (Not Accidental) 23:37  |  Gil 26/12/08
      46.   BBSNews Aha a new strategy for Israel 23:38  |  Aby 26/12/08
      47.   Clickfool is absolutely right 23:47  |  noor 26/12/08
      48.   Brant in HH 23:52  |  Amer Arab 26/12/08
      49.   Clickfool is right 23:55  |  noor 26/12/08
      50.   Why "accidentally"? 23:56  |  Mike 26/12/08
      51.   Maureen Ann 23:57  |  jack 26/12/08
      52.   to the bathurst 23:57  |  the truth 26/12/08
      53.   TO CLICKFOOL (and the other haters) 00:01  |  read #6: Israprophet 27/12/08
      54.   M - Those Were Children 00:07  |  Amer Arab 27/12/08
      55.   #14, Adrian de Klerk & #1, Ruth... 00:11  |  Silvienne 27/12/08
      56.   #29 so you say 00:16  |  Rab Burns 27/12/08
      57.   "accidentally" 00:21  |  myself 27/12/08
      58.   Yes, those were children 00:29  |  Angel 27/12/08
      59.   A step in the Wright direction 00:34  |  Oddvark 27/12/08
      60.   #17 - either that`s some of the best sarcasm i`ve seen in a while 00:37  |  Rob 27/12/08
      61.   H@@retz Headline (Not Accidental) 00:43  |  Gil 27/12/08
      62.   Nice, Clickfool. Nice. 00:43  |  Oddvark 27/12/08
      63.   #1 Ruth what hypocrites--Gaza is tiny accidents will happen 00:49  |  Labhras 27/12/08
      64.   MOSSAD DID IT 00:55  |  indrajaya 27/12/08
      65.   Ironically, Ruth, BSNews proved you right 00:57  |  SDHD 27/12/08
      66.   To Clickfool 01:08  |  DN 27/12/08
      67.   Really BBS? 01:24  |  the truth 27/12/08
      68.   If you show no mercy you will be shown none 01:25  |  steve from Raleigh 27/12/08
      69.   H@@retz Headline (Not Accidental) 01:43  |  Gil 27/12/08
      70.   The girls sere not killed by accident-they were the first step 01:49  |  Arie 27/12/08
      71.   Thank you maureen ann 01:49  |  Arie 27/12/08
      72.   palestinian rockets deliberaetly kill 01:50  |  real vision 27/12/08
      73.   Wrong, honesty (19)! According to Mr Erdogan PM of Turkey 01:54  |  Jew- and Bookburner 27/12/08
      74.   Maureen Ann-#29-Justifying criminal acts 01:58  |  Daniel Leopold 27/12/08
      75.   fire-crackers hey? 02:09  |  Yeah right KIllers 27/12/08
      76.   #29: Maureen Ann they their weapons from Russia 03:00  |  DOC HOLLIDAY 27/12/08
      77.   Girls are alive!!! 03:03  |  *BEN JABO 27/12/08
      78.   Clickfool`s Mosad Accusations 03:09  |  Douglas Fireman 27/12/08
      79.   US TV Stations 03:13  |  Joan 27/12/08
      80.   Wasn`t Gideon Levy there when it happened? 03:32  |  Hannah 27/12/08
      81.   Hamas Bombs Itself...And Makes Headline! 03:38  |  Mike Reising 27/12/08
      82.   Color Red for Gaza 03:44  |  Aleksey 27/12/08
      83.   # 1-why ruth; YOU were first one to post 03:55  |  eric 27/12/08
      84.   Let`s not forget Dutch in this time of tragedy 04:17  |  utagawa 27/12/08
      85.   Very sorry to hear about these deaths..2nd TRY. 04:17  |  Silvienne 27/12/08
      86.   I can see it coming, so I`ll do it myself 04:19  |  utagawa 27/12/08
      87.   2 young gaza girls 04:21  |  Shmuelshachor 27/12/08
      88.   how to blame Jews for this 04:29  |  semjon 27/12/08
      89.   Good job Hamas.... 04:40  |  Bhaskar 27/12/08
      90.   Ironic really 05:16  |  Adrian de Klerk 27/12/08
      91.   Surprising saddened Silvienne 05:19  |  utagawa 27/12/08
      92.   Accidently? All Palestinian rockets target civilians! 05:26  |  Gina 27/12/08
      93.   #58 Eric to Ruth 05:37  |  SDHD 27/12/08
      94.   To Indrajaya 05:39  |  Amir 27/12/08
      95.   I am truly sad 06:10  |  Gee 27/12/08
      96.   snap,cracle,pop, whoops there goes another hamas rocket .kerplop 06:15  |  the joker 27/12/08
      97.   this was no palestinian accident ,it was murder 06:18  |  Jack 27/12/08
      98.   Hamas the unnecessary evil.. 06:22  |  Michael J 27/12/08
      99.   clickfool lost it 06:26  |  Free Gibraltar 27/12/08
      100.   #60 Silvienne - You can`t believe the girls are dead 06:30  |  *BEN JABO 27/12/08
      101.   #72, Ben Jabo... 06:52  |  Silvienne 27/12/08
      102.   where`s the world outcry over this?palestinians have done this to 07:17  |  glenna 27/12/08
      103.   sweets 07:26  |  Yaacob 27/12/08
      104.   Yes really "the truth" Gaza is still occupied... 07:33  |  BBSNews 27/12/08
      105.   #Daniel Leopold. Collateral damage. Count Daniel? 07:53  |  Maureen Ann 27/12/08
      106.   Always Sad but Not "accidental" 07:57  |  Baruch Gold 27/12/08
      107.   Rockets that KILL..... 08:10  |  Natasha{second time] 27/12/08
      108.   The real solution 08:11  |  Jean Van Daem 27/12/08
      109.   BBSNews, problems mein bitte - uber menche 08:15  |  allang 27/12/08
      110.   Fell Short Of Its Target? 08:17  |  Heather Czerniak 27/12/08
      111.   BSNews deluded about, "the truth" 08:22  |  SDHD 27/12/08
      112.   indrajaya 08:24  |  magpie 27/12/08
      113.   Hamas uses Palestininan civilians as shields 08:28  |  Gina 27/12/08
      114.   Maureen Anne`s, "accidents" 08:31  |  SDHD 27/12/08
      115.   BSNews` posts - polar opposite of the truth (2nd try) 08:32  |  SDHD 27/12/08
      116.   Rockets that KILL 08:41  |  Natasha [third time] 27/12/08
      117.   The truth is BSNews doesn`t speak the truth (3rd try) 08:54  |  SDHD 27/12/08
      118.   Silvienne - close, but no cigar 09:04  |  Oddvark 27/12/08
      119.   Why Haaretz doen not even mention that?. 09:05  |  Rafi 27/12/08
      120.   #92 silvienne is LYING. Again! 09:24  |  CK Tan 27/12/08
      121.   allang claims Hamas an existential threat to Israel... 09:24  |  BBSNews 27/12/08
      122.   #95 bbsnews - I am CALLING your BLUFF 09:29  |  CK Tan 27/12/08
      123.   colin Wright 09:36  |  sharon 27/12/08
      124.   Clickfool, Maureen Ann, Indrajaya - all reasons the Pals suffer 15:54  |  William 27/12/08
      125.   # 120 CK Tan A Tear Jerker By Silvienne 17:33  |  KATHY 27/12/08
      126.   #119 Rafi What I have just posted at the other forum. 17:37  |  KATHY 27/12/08
      127.   bbs news#20 you need to stfu and address this murder of two 17:44  |  terrornator 27/12/08
      128.   61 Gil, Is pushing a false reality about Qassams 17:46  |  Dutch 27/12/08
      129.   #90 Adrian de Klerk..The Ironi Of It All Is Proof 17:47  |  KATHY 27/12/08
      130.   CK Tan and calling BSNews` bluff 17:49  |  SDHD 27/12/08
      131.   ruth # 1 colin wright,the first hypocrite to step up,followed 18:19  |  terrornator 27/12/08
      132.   Dutch (#128) Learn some English Grammar 18:58  |  Gil 27/12/08
      133.   #128 Dutch..Time has come for you to get REAL 19:12  |  KATHY 27/12/08
      134.   #100(THIRD TRY) Hey Ben Jabo,why nottell the truth for once? 19:20  |  KATHY 27/12/08
      135.   Slip hamas 20 more missiles like that and we can bomb them again! 19:20  |  Atrick 27/12/08
      136.   #124William. Vladimir Jabotinsky... 19:41  |  Maureen Ann 27/12/08
      137.   #8 Brant Thank for Putting The Record Straight.OUTREGEOUS 20:01  |  KATHY 27/12/08
      138.   BBSNews - dealing with low-grades 20:15  |  allang 27/12/08
      139.   #124 Wiliam click,mo-ann,Indra,silienne et al are the reason? 20:17  |  KATHY 27/12/08
      140.   Maureen Ann-#105-Empty words won`t solve this conflict 23:44  |  Daniel Leopold 27/12/08
      141.   # 127 terromator oh,oh I liked that one very much thanks. 23:58  |  Ross 27/12/08
      142.   "Kills 2 girls 00:17  |  Sharon Kelso 28/12/08
      143.   gaza 01:31  |  A concerned citizen 28/12/08
      144.   Willam Wherever he may be.(THIRD TRY)sent you one 01:59  |  Ross 28/12/08
      145.   #55 Silvienne , do not bluff ! 02:23  |  TOMY 28/12/08
      146.   Dutch: Hamas, a threat to all peace loving people in "the region" 02:36  |  Douglas Fireman 28/12/08
      147.   SEVETH TRY For #124 William.. 02:36  |  Ross 28/12/08
      148.   #101 Hey dingbat read the one @ 125 And you`ll get the gist 02:55  |  Ross 28/12/08
      149.   Haaretz it is now (7th TRY)#124 William.. 02:58  |  Ross 28/12/08
      150.   THIRD TRY..#121 No You Do Not Put Your Real Name and 03:04  |  Ross 28/12/08
      151.   better title:PALESTINIAN ROCKER MURDERERS.. 03:05  |  JfromC 28/12/08
      152.   No Need for Generalization - Let us Stop the "They" 04:13  |  newCIVILIZATION 28/12/08
      153.   When you lie with snakes 05:07  |  docD 28/12/08
      154.   I didn`t write post #92, Oh So Clever CK Tan! 05:07  |  Silvienne 28/12/08
      155.   Hey Dutch #128 07:57  |  Alan 28/12/08
      156.   Cow 08:46  |  j 28/12/08
      157.   #19 Clickfool 09:42  |  Joe W 28/12/08
      158.   # 68 is THAT what you got out of her post, sdhd? (2nd try) 11:29  |  eric 28/12/08
      159.   Answer to 158 17:26  |  Brazil 02/01/09
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