Two Grad rockets from Gaza reach deep into Israel

[oberliner]

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired two Grad rockets at southern Israel on Thursday, as cross-border tensions continued to escalate.

Tne of the rockets struck south of of Ashdod and the other just north of the city. It was not exactly clear where the second rocket hit, but the explosion could be heard in Yavneh, some 25 kilometers from Tel Aviv.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/two-grad-rockets-from-gaza-reach-deep-into-israel-1.351588

[Tesha]

1. Just so I'm clear on this...

And on this same day, how many Israeli artillery
shells reached "deep into" Palestinian areas?

And how many the day before? And the day before?

Tesha

[RaleighNCDUer]

2. How many Israeli settlements are "deep into" Palestinian areas?

And have been there for years?

[oberliner]

3. In Gaza, zero

Interestingly, all the Palestinian rocket attacks are launched from Gaza, where there are no Israeli settlements.

[Tesha]

5. An artful dodge. Noted, BTW.

I guess it's okay if the settlements and shellings target
"those other" Palestinians.

Tesha

[oberliner]

6. It's not the settlements that is causing these folks to launch rockets at Israel

Gaza is settlement-free.

They've got different reasons for doing what they are doing.

[oberliner]

4. And there was the bus bombing, and the mortar attacks

Clear escalation of violence of late.