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Rocket being launched from Gaza on Wednesday. (David Boimovitch / Reuters) Last update - 15:33 14/02/2008 IDF bombs Gaza buildings used for launching rockets at Israel By Yuval Azoulay and Mijal Grinberg, Haaretz Correspondents Tags: Palestinians, IDF, rockets  The Israel Defense Forces Engineering Corps on Thursday bombed a number of abandoned buildings in the Gaza Strip that the army said were being used to launch rockets and mortar shells at Israel. Troops began the operation late Wednesday with wide searches near the Palestinian side of the Erez Crossing. The IDF is still combing the area to pinpoint and strike structures suspected to be used by militants to carry out attacks against Israel. Advertisement By mid-morning on Thursday, militants in Gaza fired four Qassam rockets at Israel. No damages or injuries were reported. A Qassam rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday directly struck a home in the southern town of Sderot. The house was empty at the time of the strike and no one was hurt, but the house sustained damage. A total of four rockets and four mortar shells were fired at Israel on Wednesday. Most of the shells struck Palestinian territory and caused no injuries. Also on Wednesday, an armored corps battalion spread throughout the northern Negev and struck a terrorist cell that was preparing to launch anti-tank missiles in the soldiers' direction. No injuries were reported in the incident. Two brothers aged 8 and 19 from Sderot were seriously wounded on Sunday when a Qassam rocket struck near a home in the city. Defense officials threatened retaliation for the attack - for which the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility - but said for now Israel would not employ "new methods." Related articles: Qassam strikes a Sderot house causing damage but no injuries Bookmark to del.icio.us   Seeking refuge 123 Sudanese refugees infiltrate Israel from Egypt overnight. Bracing for terror Israel, U.S. fear retaliatory strikes after killing of Mughniyah.   1.   The Zionists in Training 13:41  |  Natallie Durson 14/02/08   2.   SOOO POOR PALS CAN`T OFFORD ELECTRICITY, JUST ROCKETS 14:11  |  Petra 14/02/08   3.   What`s the point in bombing EMPTY buildings ? 14:14  |  Hanin 14/02/08   4.   TODAY IN AMERICA WE ARE CELEBRATING LOVE. HAPPY VALENTINE`S DAY! 14:29  |  CUPID 14/02/08   5.   To #1 Natalie Boohoo - The IDF did a great job 14:50  |  Yossi 14/02/08   6.   Patty Cake, patty cake, baker`s man 14:56  |  Gideon Reader 14/02/08   7.   I don`t believe Natalie Durson is from Los Angeles 14:58  |  zz 14/02/08   8.   How many more victims does this government need ? 15:22  |  Jean Van Daem 14/02/08   9.   That will stop those terrorists 15:34  |  Ron 14/02/08   10.   GO GO IDF! GO GO IDF! 15:38  |  Nechama 14/02/08   11.   To ZZ 15:40  |  Ron 14/02/08   12.   zionism is goof terrorism, militant islam like nazism is evil 15:52  |  ralph 14/02/08   13.   natallie you must choose decide now evil or goodness 15:53  |  ralph 14/02/08   14.   #1 Natalie 16:03  |  Patriot 14/02/08   15.   a rabid theist is as unsane as a rabid 16:06  |  bozhidarevski bob 14/02/08   16.   #1 NUTallied Durson - Practice makes perfect 16:20  |  * BEN JABO 14/02/08   17.   #7 zz - NUTallie Durson isn`t an individual 16:23  |  * BEN JABO 14/02/08   18.   Northern Negev? 16:51  |  Skeptic 14/02/08   19.   ben jabo 17:09  |  zayda 14/02/08   20.   Natallie Durson: living a lie 17:48  |  Richard S 14/02/08   21.   Yossi#5 - response to Natalie 17:53  |  William 14/02/08   22.   Olmert in Sderot = end of rockets 18:01  |  George 14/02/08   23.   # 7 zz....just a little notation 18:03  |  Lynn 14/02/08   24.   16 dear lynn. does it matter who posts? 19:37  |  bozhidar balkas 14/02/08   25.   rocket made in pali 20:17  |  Sammy Salameh 14/02/08   26.   Natalie Maaka 20:28  |  Nick 14/02/08   27.   Why now, not before Osher Twito`s ordeal? 20:48  |  Fortuna Benmayor 14/02/08   28.   Nasralahs threat 21:13  |  Jim 14/02/08   29.   I have a feeling Natalie is just laughing at us 21:46  |  Michael 14/02/08   30.   29 dear michael. u h. determnied the issues 22:40  |  bozhidar balkas 14/02/08   31.   Rockets out of desperation 23:00  |  D. Gnadenvolle 14/02/08   32.   This is outrageous bombing buildings over Qassams 23:06  |  Dutch 14/02/08   33.   #19 Zayda - Of course I`m right about NUTallie 23:22  |  * BEN JABO 14/02/08   34.   #28 Jim - Nastirallah feels he is invincible 23:25  |  * BEN JABO 14/02/08   35.   #31 D. Gnadenvolle 23:28  |  * BEN JABO 14/02/08   36.   #32 DEMENTED DUTCH 23:31  |  * BEN JABO 14/02/08   37.   # 1 Durson 23:41  |  dan 14/02/08   38.   Finally 23:44  |  Paul 14/02/08   39.   # 41 patriot, FYI 23:46  |  dan 14/02/08   40.   Petra 23:48  |  Paul 14/02/08   41.   Yes Dutch we have a despicable army demolishing other peoples 00:26  |  Cry baby cry 15/02/08   42.   #1.Oh durson,durson: What do you understand in military affairs? 00:30  |  Vittorio 15/02/08   43.   ralph@#12 00:56  |  akiva (zionist) 15/02/08   44.   A step in the right direction. Good job IDF 01:00  |  Jason 15/02/08   45.   bozhidar balkas,who,finished last in his class of planet earth 01:06  |  ruled by greed 15/02/08   46.   D. Gnadenvolle simplistic view of G-d/religion... 01:11  |  akiva (zionist) 15/02/08   47.   31 open your eyes and mind 01:22  |  real vision 15/02/08   48.   #28 Jim, You are just delusional 01:38  |  Dutch 15/02/08   49.   Dutch as long as you live on stolen land yourself 03:19  |  You are a land thief 15/02/08   50.   #1 03:56  |  Moshe 15/02/08

Today Online Israel: We know how to deal with threats by Hezbollah Responses: 89 Palestinians: Ailing woman dies after IDF denies her access to ambulance Responses: 158 Editorial: As with Mughniyah, killing terrorists sometimes unavoidable Responses: 113 Zvi Bar'el: Roiled Hezbollah chief throws down the gauntlet Responses: 90 Roi Ben-Yehuda: If U.K. rejects sharia law, beit din will face same fate Responses: 61 Rosner's Domain Clinton's peace team: the attacks on Rob Malley "vicious" (WTR) Brzezinski in Israel (WTR) Most blatant example of Israeli interference in American election The U.S. and Mughniyah / Not just 'who' but also 'where' Poll: Was killing Mughniyah both justified and wise? More Headlines 23:57 Top Islamic Jihad militant, six others killed in Gaza blast 22:15 Source: Syria detains suspects in Mughniyah killing 23:00 Islamic Movement blames Israel for quake-induced hole on Temple Mt. 02:38 U.S. meets Iranian official to discuss 'terror' funds 19:22 UN official says situation in Gaza Strip 'grim and miserable' 00:59 Sarkozy defends Holocaust education proposal amid uproar 19:57 Israeli wounded in Molotov cocktail attack in West Bank 01:54 Hezbollah chief's threats raise alarm among Jewish groups worldwide 19:59 U.S. on alert for attacks against Jewish targets after Mughniyah killing 19:45 123 Sudanese refugees inflitrate Israel from Egypt overnight 20:45 Israeli citizen reportedly murdered by robbers in India 20:08 Italian officials: Canada extraditing wanted Nazi war criminal 22:49 Hamas tells Egypt it is ready to discuss truce with Israel, Shalit deal Previous Editions Select Day 15 feb 14 feb 13 feb 12 feb 11 feb 10 feb 08 feb 07 feb 06 feb 05 feb 04 feb 03 feb

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