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Between 2001 and today, the Hamas terrorist movement has launched 12,000 rockets and mortars at innocent Israeli civilians living in southern Israel. These rockets have caused trauma to the one million residents of the area, including thousands of children. It was published today, Nov. 3, that Hamas now has rockets capable of reaching the Israeli metropolitan area of Tel Aviv – one of the most populated cities in all of Israel.
During the Gaza War, Operation Cast Lead, which ran from December to January 2008-2009, the farthest rocket strike was around 25 miles into Israel, according to an article published by Bloomberg.com. Recently, Hamas test fired a rocket with a roughly 37-mile range.
This capability cannot and should not be taken lightly by the international community. While most of the rockets launched by Hamas have proven misaimed and have caused more physical damage to property than people, these missiles are being launched with one aim: murdering innocent civilians.
- Since Cast Lead, over 294 Israelis were injured in Palestinian rocket and mortar attacks and over 244 Israelis have been treated for shock
- Palestinian rockets have struck nine educational facilities including high schools, kindergartens, and elementary schools
- Three synagogues in the western Negev were hit by rockets
- Over 1,000 people in Israel have been wounded by Palestinian rockets and mortars fired from the Gaza Strip since 2001, including Israelis, Palestinians and foreign workers
- Over 5,500 patient files have been opened in the Sderot Mental Health Center in light of continuous rocket fire. Anxiety symptoms among children often include sleeping difficulties, nightmares, sweating, development regressions, wetting beds, and fear of the outside
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