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June 27, 2008       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/26/AR2008062601320.html

Palestinian Rocket Hits Israel Thursday, Second Violation of Gaza Truce

[AP/Washington Post ] Mark Lavie - Gaza militants fired two rockets into southern Israel on Thursday, the second rocket attack since the cease-fire was announced last week. The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a violent offshoot of Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah, claimed responsibility for firing the rockets. Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said it should not matter who was behind the rocket attack. "I am not interested in who fired and who didn't fire at Israel," she said. "It is a violation, and Israel needs to respond immediately, militarily, for every violation." Since the cease-fire agreement took effect June 19, Israel has responded to rocket attacks by closing crossings rather than retaliating with airstrikes at Palestinian rocket squads.

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