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The site of the Palestinian shooting attack that wounded Public Security Minister Avi Dichter's bureau chief on Friday. (Rafael Ben Ari / Jini)
Last update - 23:28 05/04/2008
Qassam rocket fired from Gaza Strip lands near Ashkelon
By Amos Harel, Haaretz Service and News Agencies
Tags: Gaza Strip, Palestinians 

A Qassam rocket was fired at Ashkelon on Saturday from the Gaza Strip, and landed in an open field south of the city's industrial zone. No injuries or damage was reported in the incident.

Ashkelon went into a state of alert as sirens sounded for the first time since the last escalation between Israel and Hamas.

A spokesperson for the Ashkelon municipality said the sirens should not have been activated, since the rocket landed in an area that did not pose a threat.
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Earlier on Saturday, Palestinian medical officials said a Gaza man has been killed close to the territory's fence with Israel.

Local residents said the farmer was killed in the northern Gaza Strip after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants toward Israel fell short and hit him.

Israel Defense Forces officials said Palestinian militants fired at troops along the fence in the area but that the soldiers did not return fire.

Spokespeople for militant groups did not immediately comment on the death on Saturday.

Hamas: Gaza sniper aimed for Public Security Minister Dichter
On Friday, Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida announced that sniper fire from Hamas' military wing, which wounded Public Security Minister Avi Dichter's bureau chief near Gaza, was in fact aimed at the minister himself.

Dichter's senior aide Mati Gil sustained moderate wounds in the attack, but the minister himself was not hurt. The military wing of Gaza's ruling Hamas movement claimed responsibility for the shooting shortly after the attack.

Several additional militant groups also claimed responsibility, including the militant offshoot of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah Party, and two little-known radical Islamic groups inspired by Al-Qaida, the Army of the Nation and Protectors of the Homeland.

The gunfire erupted while Gil and Dichter were touring the Givat Nazmit observation point overlooking the Gaza Strip and adjacent to the security fence.

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      1.   Let us all remember this about the war criminal Dichter 12:08  |  Clickfool 04/04/08
      2.   Dichter 12:28  |  Allan Leibler 04/04/08
      3.   Clickfool 12:31  |  Nathan 04/04/08
      4.   CAN "HAARETZ" PLS. EXPLAIN 12:32  |  Robert 04/04/08
      5.   Clicky,because of your criminal bretheren there`s chaos at Heathr 12:52  |  Absolute Sweden 04/04/08
      6.   shooting at farmers 13:06  |  saul a. readner 04/04/08
      7.   #1 Click you Lime Fool, You speak from both sides of your mouth 13:10  |  Max Zinger,P.Chimist 04/04/08
      8.   For Nathan # 3 13:46  |  Clickfool 04/04/08
      9.   Absolute Sweden tries the usual Zionist ploy of misdirection #5 13:50  |  Clickfool 04/04/08
      10.   For Max Zinger # 7 13:56  |  Clickfool 04/04/08
      11.   STAY AWAY FROM THE BORDER 14:13  |  indraya 04/04/08
      12.   For those obsessed with labels 14:21  |  Natallie Durson 04/04/08
      13.   To Allan Leibler 14:28  |  Proof 04/04/08
      14.   To saul a. readner 14:31  |  Joker 04/04/08
      15.   # 6 Saul - Shooting at farmers is an IDF trick as well 14:41  |  Natallie Durson 04/04/08
      16.   Yeh, right, they were shooting at Canadian Tourists! 15:08  |  Yaakov Sullivan 04/04/08
      17.   #6, SAUL.A.READNER, i can make you swallow your words 15:16  |  VIPER 04/04/08
      18.   The long arm of Justice will get Dichter 15:51  |  Chanalau, Tova 04/04/08
      19.   The Militants have to be lucky once 15:54  |  Chris Linthwaite 04/04/08
      20.   he is just a coward hiding behind candian 16:04  |  reza SHAH 04/04/08
      21.   Build a 20 foot wall to protect Ein hashlosha 16:07  |  Don 04/04/08
      22.   All quite legitimate now? 16:14  |  Murray 04/04/08
      23.   Security Checkpoints 16:30  |  The Archives 04/04/08
      24.   Yacoub S - wouldn`t be the first they shot at tourists 16:37  |  Joe Frazier 04/04/08
      25.   more walls 16:41  |  tim 04/04/08
      26.   #1 Clickfool, Al Qaeda deputy: We don`t kill civilians 16:49  |  The Archives 04/04/08
      27.   If the Arabs ever manage 17:00  |  Gee 04/04/08
      28.   Clickfool #10 response to # 7. 17:08  |  David Nigel Braham 04/04/08
      29.   To Clickfool 17:15  |  some1 04/04/08
      30.   joker 17:38  |  saul a. readner 04/04/08
      31.   natallie durson 17:39  |  saul a. readner 04/04/08
      32.   viper 17:41  |  saul a. readner 04/04/08
      33.   idiot Hamas 17:49  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/04/08
      34.   For David Nigel Braham # 27 17:52  |  Clickfool 04/04/08
      35.   For Some1 # 28 17:57  |  Clickfool 04/04/08
      36.   joker - 2. try 18:07  |  saul a. readner 04/04/08
      37.   natallie durson - 2. try 18:08  |  saul a. readner 04/04/08
      38.   Dicthter targeted by Hamas 18:15  |  Dementia Praecox 04/04/08
      39.   to Clickfool 18:20  |  alex 04/04/08
      40.   So much for the unofficial ceasefire 18:36  |  Aphemia 04/04/08
      41.   Absolute victory. 18:46  |  Jean Van Daem 04/04/08
      42.   Guess who is this addressed to? 18:50  |  Man deVoshkes 04/04/08
      43.   Isnt this an israeli policy? 18:57  |  Donald 04/04/08
      44.   #14 Joker 19:10  |  Franco 04/04/08
      45.   this criminally insane goverment gave them the guns 19:16  |  chaim 04/04/08
      46.   Courageous minister endangers visitors. 19:47  |  H.H.M 04/04/08
      47.   # 1 Clicky.....Hamas big mistake 20:03  |  Lynn 04/04/08
      48.   #44 Franco, update needed regarding the hothouses 20:29  |  Ben Alofs 04/04/08
      49.   to Robert 20:29  |  Bahar 04/04/08
      50.   What probably happened 20:43  |  Tosefta 04/04/08
      51.   #37 Saul Readner. You were asking for sources. 21:09  |  Ben Alofs 04/04/08
      52.   To #1 21:20  |  Ari 04/04/08
      53.   More target practice needed so this war criminal 21:34  |  Labhras 04/04/08
      54.   Hamas is entitled to shoot at Israelis which... 22:01  |  Dutch Dirk 04/04/08
      55.   Now Moshe Ronen has learnt how the life under rocket fire is 22:09  |  Javad 04/04/08
      56.   Clickfool 22:27  |  Ronnie 04/04/08
      57.   To Clickfool 22:32  |  Oleg 04/04/08
      58.   I gunman belonging to 10 proud organisations - funny 22:33  |  17 04/04/08
      59.   Clickfool 22:34  |  Alan 04/04/08
      60.   Clickfool 22:36  |  Wally 04/04/08
      61.   Sullivan #16 22:38  |  BB 04/04/08
      62.   What probably happened 23:58  |  Tosefta 04/04/08
      63.   miss durson has been busy today,how pathetic 00:21  |  hal tripp 05/04/08
      64.   CLEANSE GAZA AND ISRAEL OF ALL TERRORIST`S AND THEIR WEAPONS ?? 00:26  |  Bill 05/04/08
      65.   Close but not cigar....... 00:33  |  Pepe 05/04/08
      66.   Where are all my "Targeted Killing" haters at? 01:29  |  JP 05/04/08
      67.   Gaza Sniper 02:04  |  Lynn 05/04/08
      68.   Some sniper 02:15  |  MR 05/04/08
      69.   Amir: "Tit for tat"? OK, Aim now at Haniyeh 02:24  |  I 05/04/08
      70.   Does Hamas have better Intel than Israel 02:45  |  Jonathan 05/04/08
      71.   Sauce - the Goose, and the Gander 02:55  |  Mark Lincoln 05/04/08
      72.   Hamas: Gaza 03:02  |  Woody Woodard 05/04/08
      73.   CLEAR & PRESENT DANGER ! ! ! 03:23  |  david p 05/04/08
      74.   And Hamas wants to control borders of Palestinian state? 03:25  |  Smadar 05/04/08
      75.   Ready, Aim, Oops! 03:39  |  Zev 05/04/08
      76.   Chris Linthwaste: Soon with Netanyahoo, we won`t be lucky 03:49  |  Dan 05/04/08
      77.   Creepfoot uses coins with only one side ? pure magic 03:59  |  Dan 05/04/08
      78.   Dutch Jerk: then Israel is entitled to abolish Gaza 04:04  |  Dan 05/04/08
      79.   Oops. Speedy recovery to senior aide to Dichter 04:04  |  Smadar 05/04/08
      80.   Palis are just what they want to be 05:12  |  Sabra 05/04/08
      81.   to lynn 05:14  |  reza SHAH 05/04/08
      82.   clickfool 34 05:16  |  Sabra 05/04/08
      83.   margie of tel aviwhere are you 05:29  |  akiva patysh 05/04/08
      84.   max zinger 6 05:58  |  potobac 05/04/08
      85.   Only the Palestinians are proud when they fail 07:20  |  bbl 05/04/08
      86.   targeted killings 07:43  |  rm 05/04/08
      87.   pal leaders are such cowards 08:05  |  Adrian de Klerk 05/04/08
      88.   #84 Potobac HAMAS openly states in their Charter..... 08:06  |  Max Zinger,P.Chimist 05/04/08
      89.   71 Mark Lincoln`s Straw Man and Reality... 08:37  |  Rob 05/04/08
      90.   #47, Lynn 08:51  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/04/08
      91.   IT HASN`T OVER FOR DICHTER, THE WORSE IS YET TO COME 09:14  |  indrajaya 05/04/08
      92.   #71, Mark Lincoln 09:17  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/04/08
      93.   GAZA BABY AND DICHTER 09:25  |  indrajaya 05/04/08
      94.   Hamas sharpshooter? Is there such a thing? 09:40  |  Mark 05/04/08
      95.   Are you mad, Lynn? # 47 10:01  |  Clickfool 05/04/08
      96.   For Cipora # 90 10:06  |  Clickfool 05/04/08
      97.   #95, fool, they were shooting at Canadians 10:38  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/04/08
      98.   max zinger 88 10:51  |  potobac 05/04/08
      99.   Clickfool # 34. 10:57  |  David Nigel Braham 05/04/08
      100.   #27 10:59  |  Al 05/04/08
      101.   Clickfool. 11:05  |  David Nigel Braham 05/04/08
      102.   Cipora Julianna Kohn re M Lincoln 11:50  |  TonyL 05/04/08
      103.   Headline news in Canada (Not good P.R. for Hamas) 14:50  |  Murray of Montreal 05/04/08
      104.   to be expected... 15:02  |  john weisman 05/04/08
      105.   Anything Hamas is saying is bullshit. The above title is proof. 15:12  |  S 05/04/08
      106.   For Clickfool Re: my #56 16:01  |  Ronnie 05/04/08
      107.   Keep away from the fence... 16:14  |  Silvienne 05/04/08
      108.   #47, Lynn... 16:17  |  Silvienne 05/04/08
      109.   reza SHAH - 81 - is that a joke? 16:27  |  ChanahS 05/04/08
      110.   Saul (6) this is the question which would never 17:57  |  Karl 05/04/08
      111.   canadian jews are not really canadian they are just jews 18:12  |  reza SHAH 05/04/08
      112.   Haaretz staff 18:12  |  Smadar 05/04/08
      113.   Creepfool & War Crimes - How many civilians RAF kill in Kosovo? 18:27  |  Answer ? 20,000 05/04/08
      114.   Creepfool & War Crimes ? How many civilians RAF kill in Dresden? 18:28  |  Answer ? 300,000 05/04/08
      115.   Creepfool & War Crimes ? How many civilians RAF kill in Afghanist 18:28  |  Answer ? 20,000 05/04/08
      116.   Clickfool # 96 Re Liars 18:29  |  Eli 05/04/08
      117.   Creepfool & Warcrimes ? How many civilians Brit kill in N Ireland 18:29  |  Answer ? 10,000 05/04/08
      118.   Chris Linthwaste - Gazan militant killed near border with Israel 18:31  |  Dan 05/04/08
      119.   Israel does this all the time... 18:32  |  betz55 05/04/08
      120.   Clickfool re the 1 tonne bomb 18:39  |  x-ray 05/04/08
      121.   Owned - Just eat it up 19:04  |  Johnny 05/04/08
      122.   Indrajaya you know you are being tracked by autorities 19:16  |  Johnny 05/04/08
      123.   #38 Dementia Praecox 19:32  |  Boycott 05/04/08
      124.   Clickfool: Just a Couple of Questions 19:38  |  Brad 05/04/08
      125.   74 Smadar,I hope you are not praying for the war criminal Dichter 21:12  |  lakshmi 05/04/08
      126.   the click 21:22  |  doesitmatter 05/04/08
      127.   Indra 21:25  |  doesitmatter 05/04/08
      128.   #124; Brad your right to a point. Clickfool is simply a racist. 21:27  |  Doc Holliday 05/04/08
      129.   canadian arabs are not really canadian they are just arabs 21:47  |  reza from Gizah 05/04/08
      130.   #107 silvienne and the meaning of words 21:55  |  v hardman 05/04/08
      131.   If Dichter comes in Toronto, he will be arrested 21:57  |  Kevin 05/04/08
      132.   For Doc Holliday # 128 22:05  |  Clickfool 05/04/08
      133.   reza SHAH who is no longer in Canada 22:18  |  SG 05/04/08
      134.   53 Labhras&51 Ben Alof,there is an online petition from 108 22:32  |  lakshmi 05/04/08
      135.   RG 22:39  |  the truth 05/04/08
      136.   Kevin (false name) 22:45  |  the truth 05/04/08
      137.   #125 lakshmi 22:59  |  Smadar 05/04/08
      138.   chanahs your account is wrong 23:04  |  reza SHAH 05/04/08
      139.   sg new york NY 23:14  |  reza SHAH 05/04/08
      140.   Reza Shah 23:20  |  reza from Gizah 05/04/08
      141.   #122, Johnny to Indrajaya... 23:30  |  Silvienne 05/04/08
      142.   134reza Shah&131 Kevin,Dichter is already afraid to travel in 23:31  |  lakshmi 05/04/08
      143.   #130, v hardman... 23:32  |  Silvienne 05/04/08
      144.   #131, Kevin...good for Toronto.. 23:33  |  Silvienne 05/04/08
      145.   120 xray what are you talking about?That 1 ton bomb was dropped 23:48  |  lakshmi 05/04/08
      146.   #132; Clickfool, at you didn`t deny the premise, your a racist! 23:52  |  Doc Holliday 05/04/08
      147.   #134 Lakshmi re petition 23:54  |  Labhras 05/04/08
      148.   138 Rezah, you cannot quote a single case to support your lie 00:14  |  I 06/04/08
      149.   rezah from Gizah are you egyptian if so shame on you 00:15  |  reza SHAH 06/04/08
      150.   Gaza farmer killed by Hamas rocket will soon be added 00:23  |  Rob 06/04/08
      151.   #136 # the truth"????. Re kevin 00:34  |  Labhras 06/04/08
      152.   v hardman 130 01:10  |  potobac 06/04/08
      153.   Viper 01:10  |  Avrum 06/04/08
      154.   to the I if that is your name you make your own history 01:54  |  reza SHAH 06/04/08
      155.   137 Smadar,how can you not see that the entire Occupation is one 02:06  |  lakshmi 06/04/08
      156.   Response ALL Pal. functionaries are legitimate sniper targets 02:21  |  06/04/08
      157.   RESPONSE clearly PAL Functionaries now clearly legitimate targets 02:25  |  PETER SM 06/04/08
      158.   Dichter would not be arrested in Toronto , only in the UK 03:00  |  Murray of Montreal 06/04/08
      159.   #98 Potobac;It is common as an apple pie in US orVodka in Russia 03:38  |  Max Zinger,P.Chimist 06/04/08
      160.   they made him bite the dust 03:52  |  tea man 06/04/08
      161.   To All Israeli Bashers Get a Life.Dichter thank GoD is fine. 03:56  |  Ross 06/04/08
      162.   p zinger 159 05:11  |  potobac 06/04/08
      163.   #26, THE ARCHIVES compares al-qaeida to pals 06:09  |  VIPER 06/04/08
      164.   #32, SOUL.A.READNER, discounts history to his own benefit 06:12  |  VIPER 06/04/08
      165.   No one should feel any sympathy for this murder 06:19  |  Dutch 06/04/08
      166.   154 Rezah, so where is your quote? Can`t come up with it? 07:10  |  I 06/04/08
      167.   Lakshmi 08:32  |  x-ray 06/04/08
      168.   Reza Shah 08:35  |  reza from Gizah 06/04/08
      169.   #152 potobac changes the meaning of words 09:12  |  v hardman 06/04/08
      170.   For Ross, on "Israel Bashers" # 161 10:00  |  Clickfool 06/04/08
      171.   For Murray of Montreal # 158 10:14  |  Clickfool 06/04/08
      172.   For Clickfool #171; UnfortunatelyHamas uses civilians as shields 15:00  |  Murray of Montreal 06/04/08
      173.   #171; Clickfool you failed to mention one important fact 18:35  |  Doc Holliday 06/04/08
      174.   #99 Potobag;There is a hopefull beginning for you in the educa- 20:08  |  Max Zinger,P.Chimist 06/04/08
      175.   #157, Peter SM...so what`s new about that? 21:35  |  Silvienne 06/04/08
      176.   p zinger 179 11:04  |  potobac 08/04/08
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