(Yediot Ahronot/Globes) Gad Lior - Israel's property tax department has paid NIS 500 million (US$112 million) in compensation to individuals and factories for damage caused by Kassam rockets and mortar fire within the Gaza Strip and in adjacent Israeli territory since the outbreak of the fighting four years ago. Most of the damage has been caused by Kassam rockets, mortar bombs, and roadside bombs, which have wrecked parts of the Erez industrial zone, damaged border crossing points, and extensively damaged public property.
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