Replying Palestine, Israel hit by rocket

Sunday, November 28, 2010 22:06 AMJerusalem (AFP) - Palestinian Fighters in Gaza fired rockets into southern Israel on Sunday, but caused no casualties or damage, the Israeli army said.
The rocket exploded in the air as to the Shaar HaNegev, which lies along the northeastern border of Gaza, said the spokesman.
According to the count of the army, the Palestinians since the beginning of this year has been fired more than 190 rockets or mortars into Israel from Hamas-controlled coastal strip.
Violence has recently occurred after several months of generally calm after the war in Gaza, when Hamas took steps to control the armed groups are smaller and harder, which is believed to be behind rocket attacks.
Hamas strongly opposes the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, which began back in Washington in September after stagnating for almost two years.
The second round of talks scheduled to take place on Tuesday in Egypt.
By the end of 2008, Israel waged a large 22-day war over the Gaza Strip to halt rocket attacks against its territory.
Turmoil that has killed 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis.
Israeli Air Force bombed more than 40 tunnel, which connects the isolated Gaza Strip with Egypt's Sinai desert during the onslaught began.
Cross-border tunnels used to smuggle goods and weapons into the Gaza Strip, which cut off by Israel since Hamas master excommunicated in 2007.
Operation "Cast Lead" Israel, which killed more than 1,400 Palestinians, including hundreds of residents and destroying a large number of areas on the coastal path, stated aims mengahiri firing rockets from Gaza.
Thirteen Israelis were killed in the war.
Stalled Middle East peace efforts since the crisis and the Gaza Strip remained isolated Israel.
Gaza Strip, a densely populated coastal areas, isolated Israel and Egypt after Hamas took power.
Group Hamas controls the Gaza Strip in June 2007 after defeating Fatah forces, loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in a deadly battle a few days.
Since then, the poor are excluded Israel. Palestine had become two separate unitary areas, namely the Gaza Strip, controlled by Hamas, and the West Bank, which is under Abbas's government.
European Union, Israel and the United States incorporate Hamas into the list of terrorist organizations.
Poor region has a population of 1.5 million is largely dependent on a network of tunnels on the border since Israel and Egypt sealed Gaza off from all quarters in 2006, except for essential assistance, after militants captured an Israeli soldier.
Israeli soldiers on Sunday shot and wounded four Palestinians as they look for building materials near the Gaza border with Israel, medical sources said.
Teenage boy 15 years, including a shot in the northern town of Beit Hanun area, said emergency services spokesman Gaza.
Israeli soldiers opened fire ensures a number of people, "who approached the border fence" after ignoring warning shots.
Gazans are constantly threatened with injury or killed by a search of gravel in the ruins of abandoned buildings along the border, although close to 300 yards particular territory Israel 300.
Israel declared the territory should not be encroached upon it is necessary to prevent Palestinian bombers gunner and reach, and might violate, the border fence. (*)


SOURCE: ANTARA