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August 11, 2004       Share:    

Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/463283.html

Palestinian Kassam Rocket Lands Near Israeli Kindergarten

(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel- Palestinians fired a Kassam rocket Wednesday that landed near a kindergarten in the western Negev, but caused no injuries or damage. There apparently were agreements reached between Israel and the PA, though not publicly or formally, which enabled IDF forces to quit the built-up parts of Beit Hanun, which it held for more than a month as part of an operation meant to halt Kassam rocket fire. In return, PA security officers were to prevent Kassam rocket fire into the Negev. The terror groups are aware of the opposition among the civilian population to the rocket launches from Beit Hanun, because of the damage done to the town by the IDF incursion, which was meant to pressure the population into pressuring the Kassam cells into ceasing their activity.

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