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Sderot home struck in Qassam attack earlier this year. (Daniel Bar-On / Jini)
Last update - 19:13 03/07/2008
Qassam hits Negev, sixth since start of Gaza truce
By Reuters
Tags: Qassam, Israel, Gaza, Hamas

Militants in the Gaza Strip fired a Qassam rocket the western Negev on Thursday, putting further strain on a fragile ceasefire deal in the Hamas-controlled territory.

An Israel Defense Forces spokesman said the rocket hit an open field near the Gaza border town of Sderot and caused no casualties.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the rocket fire, the sixth such attack since an Egyptian-brokered truce took effect on June 19.
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Israel will close its border crossings with Gaza on Friday in response to the attack, an Israeli official said.

"Because of the rockets being fired today, the crossings will be closed tomorrow," said Peter Lerner, a defense official.

The crossings are generally closed from Friday afternoon to Sunday.

Israel has responded to previous rocket salvoes by closing border crossings used to bring supplies into the Gaza Strip, which Hamas Islamists seized from President Mahmoud Abbas's more secular Fatah forces a year ago.

The crossings were closed on Tuesday following a similar rocket attack. They reopened on Wednesday.

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      1.   Olmert PROMISES to respond 16:51  |  Arie 03/07/08
      2.   With a truce like this who needs conflict ! 16:58  |  mark hammond 03/07/08
      3.   We know what to do... 17:02  |  Ehud Olmert 03/07/08
      4.   Weak and Worthless Response - Losing the Same Old Game 17:04  |  Born In The USA 03/07/08
      5.   Testing the elasticity of the cease fire 17:07  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 03/07/08
      6.   Testing the elasticity of the cease fire 17:07  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 03/07/08
      7.   These Palistinkians are sick of course cease fire means launhing 17:10  |  Big Sur 03/07/08
      8.   What a strange "truce" 17:23  |  Gerrit 03/07/08
      9.   TRUCE IS OVER 17:28  |  vik 03/07/08
      10.   Qassam hits Negev,sixth since start of Gaza Truce 17:40  |  Marlene 03/07/08
      11.   Seal crossings for 3 days, not one, after each kassam violation 17:47  |  Dr. L. Brnd 03/07/08
      12.   I just want my fellow citizens to know that I am really angry now 17:49  |  Ehud Olmert your PM 03/07/08
      13.   Olmert, what`s with the Shalit release? Rafah is already open! 17:50  |  Pervert 03/07/08
      14.   Olmert, what`s with the Shalit release? Rafah is already open! 17:50  |  Pervert 03/07/08
      15.   Damn Blockheads - Leave the crossings closed 17:55  |  * BEN JABO 03/07/08
      16.   transfer gaza 18:00  |  zechariah 03/07/08
      17.   SEE QASSANS AS A CRY FOR FREEDOM 18:04  |  indrajaya 03/07/08
      18.   Daily Missiles, Freeing Terrorists, shameful 18:20  |  Fred McCann 03/07/08
      19.   IDF and IAF should forget about TRUCE. PEACE with HAMASTAN is ... 18:25  |  Vittorio 03/07/08
      20.   At time when LIKUD was inpower and Moshe Arens was a DM,HAMAS had 18:27  |  Vittorio 03/07/08
      21.   Fragile Indeed 18:29  |  Mark of Lewiston 03/07/08
      22.   Hamas Continues To Worsen Conditions Of It`s Citizens 18:32  |  Douglas Fireman 03/07/08
      23.   Better to keep closed until Shalit free 18:39  |  Realist 03/07/08
      24.   It`s time for a ceasefire to stop the ceasefire-Qassams 18:49  |  MR 03/07/08
      25.   Weakest Leaders in Israel`s History Presiding 18:57  |  WYSIWYG 03/07/08
      26.   hey indy 19:00  |  boxley 03/07/08
      27.   *16 indrajaya 19:11  |  mark hammond 03/07/08
      28.   KEEP ON COUNTING AND WHEN AN ISRAELI/JEW IS MURDERED THEN MERT.. 19:26  |  glenna 03/07/08
      29.   Who wouldn`t fire at masochists 21:47  |  Helm of Chelm 03/07/08
      30.   Simple solution - permantly close the crossings 22:09  |  Adrian de Klerk 03/07/08
      31.   truce 22:33  |  Shmuelshachor 03/07/08
      32.   Mark of Lewiston about the warning shots 23:20  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 03/07/08
      33.   Douglas Fireman - 23:22  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 03/07/08
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      35.   how many qassams will it take? 23:50  |  peter 03/07/08
      36.   INDRAJAYA see Qassems as proof that they are a bunch of liars 00:01  |  PETER SM 04/07/08
      37.   30 Margie in Tel Aviv - Watching like Hawks 00:09  |  Mark of Lewiston 04/07/08
      38.   Logically this is a total lie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 02:00  |  Gazan 04/07/08
      39.   I NEVER HEARD OF A TRUCE WHERE ONE SIDE CAN BOMB THE OTHER?? 02:27  |  PalestniansAreA Myth 04/07/08
      40.   Indrajay.See Qassems as liars in action who cannot be trusted 02:36  |  PETER SM 04/07/08
      41.   #37 Mark 03:42  |  Tarzan 04/07/08
      42.   41 Tarzan - Try Google 04:21  |  Mark of Lewiston 04/07/08
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