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Only 7 of 40 missiles fired from Gaza reached Israel
TEL AVIV — The Israel Army said more than 80 percent of Kassam-class, short-range missiles fired by Palestinian gunners from the Gaza Strip have not reached Israel. Instead, the missiles land in Palestinian communities or fields in the Gaza Strip, causing injuries and damage.

"They seem to have a problem with the material and components they are using," an Israeli military source said. "It could be that they are using aging propellants that are no longer reliable."
Might be the sub-standard stuff the Israelis have been ... oh, we shouldn't talk about that.
Over the last two weeks, the army said, Palestinian gunners fired 40 Kassam missiles toward Israel, Middle East Newsline reported. In all but seven launches, the missiles landed in the Gaza Strip.
What's that German word again?
Palestinian Authority officials agree. They said at least 75 percent of Kassam and mortar attacks have landed in the Gaza Strip. On Sunday, a Kassam missile slammed into a home in Dir Al Balah in the eastern Gaza Strip. A police officer who lived in the house was injured. In mid-2005, the home of a former PA minister was struck by a Kassam missile. Three of his children were injured in an attack denied by all Palestinian insurgency groups.

Israeli military sources said Hamas has no longer taken responsibility for Kassam strikes in an effort to avoid a Palestinian backlash. The sources said Israeli artillery strikes against fields used by Palestinian gunners have hampered Kassam launches. "Kassam squads work very hastily because they know we will attack within seconds," a military source said. "So, they make mistakes and have fired from areas out of range of Israeli territory."
'cause in the end, Mahmoud's a coward.

Posted by: Steve White 2005-11-08
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