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Defense Minister Ehud Barak. (AP) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 11:28 07/11/2007 Three treated for shock after Qassam hits Sderot, damaging cars By Mijal Grinberg, Haaretz Correspondent and The Associated Press tags: Ehud Barak, Hamas, Gaza Strip  Two Qassam rockets struck the western Negev town of Sderot on Tuesday evening, one of which damaged several cars and left three people suffering from shock. The second rocket in the barrage hit an open area in the town, causing no damage or injuries. Earlier in the day, a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit the western Negev, also causing no damage or injuries. The rocket strikes came hours after Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Israel has no plans for a large-scale invasion of the Gaza Strip in the near future. Advertisement Barak has been saying for weeks that it is only a matter of time before the Israel Defense Forces invades Gaza to halt a continuing wave of Palestinian rocket attacks. However, with Israel and the Palestinians preparing for a U.S.-hosted peace conference in the coming weeks, Barak told lawmakers that now is not the time for widespread military action in Gaza. "What happens in Gaza brings us closer to a broader operation every day. But we should get to that point only after we consider and examine and exhaust all the other types of operational possibilities," Barak told reporters after testifying to a Knesset committee. MK Limor Livnat (Likud) said Barak hinted that he did not want to jeopardize the peace conference. He also said that Israel Defense Forces actions in Gaza - including airstrikes, brief ground incursions and financial sanctions - have been effective in curbing the rocket fire, Livnat said. Israel holds the Hamas militant group, which controls Gaza, responsible for the rocket attacks, which have killed seven people in recent years and disrupt life in western Negev towns on a daily basis. At the same time, Israel is trying to revive peace efforts with the rival Palestinian government of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, who rules from the West Bank. Hamas seized control of Gaza in June after routing Abbas' forces. Abbas responded by expelling Hamas from the Palestinian government and installing a pro-Western Cabinet in the West Bank. The international community has rallied behind Abbas, while driving Hamas into deep isolation. The upcoming peace conference, expected to take place by the end of the year in Annapolis, Maryland, is a key part of the international support for Abbas and is aimed at restarting formal peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Related articles: Rights groups appeal to court over Gaza fuel cuts The IDF in Gaza / Advantage over Hamas is shrinking Bookmark to del.icio.us Guest speaker Peres has been invited to address the Turkish parliament. Serve in the IDF? Not me Nearly 28% of Israeli males avoided conscription in 2007.   1.   More than 3000 have left Sderot 12:17  |  Jonathan S 06/11/07   2.   Scoundrlel Barak doesn`t want to defernd Sderot 12:40  |  Absolute Sweden 06/11/07   3.   1.Jonathan S. good! and more should leave!israel has no business 12:47  |  lakshmi 06/11/07   4.   Not the time,of course not. 12:58  |  Don Saliman 06/11/07   5.   Lakshmi 14:41  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 06/11/07   6.   Don # 4 -- W#hat are you talking about? 14:56  |  idf_sergeant 06/11/07   7.   Defense Minister Barak says......... 15:34  |  Sam Popack 06/11/07   8.   # 3 lakshmi have you noticed 16:00  |  Lynn 06/11/07   9.   response to idf_sgt 16:24  |  sallz 06/11/07   10.   Barak says 16:43  |  Rabbi Yakov Lazaros 06/11/07   11.   #4 IDF_ Sargent, Being in the Airforce at the time 16:48  |  Haham me Bat Yam 06/11/07   12.   Before Oslo and after Oslo 19:15  |  Boris Celser 06/11/07   13.   SO SWITCH OFF THE LIGHTS THEN 19:58  |  D.Arkness 06/11/07   14.   THE BEST TIME TO RETAKE GAZA IS NOW, WHILE HAMAS SHOOTS QASSAMS)) 20:32  |  VOICE of MOSHIACH))) 06/11/07   15.   lakshmi, quisling, oslo, stockholm 21:05  |  knut pedersen 06/11/07   16.   but it was the right time to depart south Lebanon? 21:11  |  mike 06/11/07   17.   Raze It 23:25  |  Mohan 06/11/07   18.   DEFEND YOURSELFS ISRAEL 23:45  |  Abraham Mahoud Rice 06/11/07   19.   Israeli Policy 00:17  |  Ron 07/11/07   20.   Do not wait for useless conference! Give`m hell NOW! 00:26  |  Mr. Ami Goldman 07/11/07   21.   Whiners 00:31  |  Goldberg 07/11/07   22.   Re: Mohan, yes burn them or use flachette rounds 00:41  |  Johnny 07/11/07   23.   I Still Have faith That Barak Will Wipe These Terrorists 00:48  |  Eli 07/11/07   24.   Sderot what i wonder was its original arabic name 01:08  |  Sean 07/11/07   25.   On behalf of Dutch, Silvienne etc 01:18  |  Murray of Montreal 07/11/07   26.   Poor Palestinians just need to play with fireworks 01:36  |  Fortuna Benmayor 07/11/07   27.   "What happens in Gaza ..., stays in Gaza!... 02:02  |  akiva (zionist) 07/11/07   28.   at a minimum 02:04  |  vik 07/11/07   29.   sderot residents 02:33  |  george 07/11/07   30.   #6 Re Don Saliman making a mountain out of a molehill 03:11  |  Dutch 07/11/07   31.   # 15 knut pederson, lakshmi should visit 03:37  |  Lynn 07/11/07   32.   #23 Sean of Ireland and the original Arabic name of Sderot 03:50  |  Murray of Montreal 07/11/07   33.   Big deal 3 People treated for shock 03:55  |  Dutch 07/11/07   34.   Depopulate as many miles necessary inGaza 03:57  |  TOMY 07/11/07   35.   i doubt Goldberg is Your name, probably Lakshmi is more like it. 04:02  |  Steve-NYC 07/11/07   36.   Three treated for shock 04:04  |  Mark Lincoln 07/11/07   37.   Mohamedan LAKSMI, learn the history 05:02  |  cristo 07/11/07   38.   THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TREATMENT AGAINST PARALYSIS 06:00  |  B.Heddem 07/11/07   39.   #21 the wino Gold Berg 11:57  |  Ari ben Yisrael 07/11/07   40.   #30 you ignorant woman READ IDF Sarge AGAIN 12:01  |  Ari ben Yisrael 07/11/07   41.   I need to be treated for shock over your immoral killing 12:11  |  Dutch 07/11/07   42.   #30 dutch 17:44  |  willie winkie 07/11/07   43.   Sean 24 18:35  |  Mohan 07/11/07   44.   Houston at Rush Hour # 36 18:40  |  Mohan 07/11/07   45.   Take a Valium, Dutch # 41, and Examine Your Conscience. 18:50  |  Mohan 07/11/07   46.   Qassams and V2 rockets, similarities and differences 21:58  |  DJStahl 07/11/07

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