Three rockets fired at Israel from Gaza

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JERUSALEM (AFP) - Three rockets have been fired into Israel from the Gaza Strip in violation of a fragile two-week-old truce between the army and militant groups.

The rockets, which hit open fields near the southern town of Sderot, marked the first time such salvoes were fired since Friday. They did not cause any casualties or damage.

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an armed group loosely affiliated with moderate president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah party, said in a statement Tuesday that it had fired one rocket toward Sderot.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061212/wl_mideast_afp/mideastconflict_061212160850

[Andromeda]

1. Not surprising.

Glad nobody was hurt this time.

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2. IDF troops kill Palestinian gunman in the Gaza Strip

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"Israel Defense Forces soldiers killed a Palestinian gunman near the Gaza Strip boundary on Wednesday, witnesses and military officials said, the first such death since a truce was declared in the territory on November 26.

Medical officials identified the man, who was shot dead opposite the boundary fence from the Israeli town of Nahal Oz, as a member of Palestinian Authority Chairman's Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction.

"He approached the fence, armed with a rifle and grenades, so our troops opened fire," an IDF spokesman said, adding that the soldiers in question were outside Gaza."

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/800703.html

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3. Palestinians: 4 fishermen wounded by Israeli navy gunship fire

"Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported that four Palestinian fishermen were hurt by Israeli navy gunship off the coast of Khan Younis.

The IDF have not yet responded to the reports. According to the Palestinians, the four were on a fishing boat when the army fired at them. Their condition is not yet known."

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3339742,00.html

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4. Haaretz Newsflash:

IDF confirms navy patrol boat opened fire on Palestinian vessel off Gaza (AP)

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5. Ok, I've gotta ask

Is your avatar a picture of Keith Moon?

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6. Yes it is.

I was lucky enough to see him play in concert (July '76) before he died.

IMO best rock drummer ever. :thumbsup: