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| Dozens hurt by rocket in Israel | Dozens hurt by rocket in Israel |
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| More than 25 Israeli soldiers have been injured in a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip, reports say. | |
| The rocket landed near an army base in southern Israel. The wounded were treated at the scene of the explosion. | The rocket landed near an army base in southern Israel. The wounded were treated at the scene of the explosion. |
| Preliminary reports suggest Tuesday's early morning attack led to the largest number of injuries sustained in a single attack of this kind on Israel. | Preliminary reports suggest Tuesday's early morning attack led to the largest number of injuries sustained in a single attack of this kind on Israel. |
| Palestinian militants frequently fire rockets at Israel, but they rarely cause high numbers of casualties. | Palestinian militants frequently fire rockets at Israel, but they rarely cause high numbers of casualties. |
| There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the rocket strike. | |
| Psychological impact | |
| Militants in Gaza frequently fire Qassam rockets towards southern Israel, most of which land in the town of Sderot. | |
| Sderot residents protesting in front of the PM's office last week | |
| Few of the attacks cause casualties but their psychological impact on life in the area has been significant. | |
| Last week the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, told the country's military to draw up plans to curb rocket attacks from within the Gaza Strip. | |
| It stopped short of calls from some ministers to expand military operations in Gaza, or to cut Israel's supplies of water and electricity to the territory. | |
| Israel's government blames the rocket attacks on the Islamist group Hamas, which seized control of Gaza in June. |