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Palestinian rocket kills Israeli Palestinian rocket kills Israeli
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An Israeli woman has been killed and one man injured in a Palestinian rocket attack on the town of Sderot, Israeli officials say.An Israeli woman has been killed and one man injured in a Palestinian rocket attack on the town of Sderot, Israeli officials say.
Police say six rockets fell in and around Sderot, close to the border with Gaza in southern Israel.Police say six rockets fell in and around Sderot, close to the border with Gaza in southern Israel.
The Israeli army has been carrying out raids in Gaza intended to stop such rocket attacks.The Israeli army has been carrying out raids in Gaza intended to stop such rocket attacks.
Last week 19 Palestinian civilians were killed in Beit Hanoun, in an Israeli strike blamed on a technical failure.Last week 19 Palestinian civilians were killed in Beit Hanoun, in an Israeli strike blamed on a technical failure.
A man in his 20s was also seriously wounded in the strike on the town, whose western edge lies less than a kilometre from the Gaza border.A man in his 20s was also seriously wounded in the strike on the town, whose western edge lies less than a kilometre from the Gaza border.
"The government should order the army to totally stop the rocket fire," Public Security Minister Avi Dichter told Israeli army radio.
There have been several claims of responsibility, including one from the armed wing of the governing Hamas militant group. It said the attack was a response to the deaths in Beit Hanoun.There have been several claims of responsibility, including one from the armed wing of the governing Hamas militant group. It said the attack was a response to the deaths in Beit Hanoun.
"These organisations will pay a heavy price," said Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz. "We will move against those who are involved in the firing of rockets, starting from their leaders and down to the last of their terrorists."
Sderot is Mr Peretz's home town and the injured man is a member of a private security firm that guards his residence there.
Fear and panicFear and panic
Qassam rockets are fired into Israel by Palestinian militants in Gaza on a daily basis.Qassam rockets are fired into Israel by Palestinian militants in Gaza on a daily basis.
They rarely cause death or serious injury, but do cause fear and panic. In all, nine people, all civilians, have been killed in Israel by Qassam rockets since the first fatality in June 2004. They rarely cause death or serious injury, but do cause fear and panic. In all, nine people, all civilians, are thought to have been killed in Israel by Qassam rockets since the first fatalities in June 2004.
The last time someone was confirmed to have been killed inside Israel by Palestinian rocket fire was July 2005. The last time someone was confirmed to have been killed inside Israel by Palestinian rocket fire was in July 2005.
Detonation of an unexploded rocket is believed to have caused the deaths of two Bedouin Arab shepherds near the Gaza border in March 2006
Israel cites the threat from Qassam rockets as the main reason for its military operations in the Gaza Strip.Israel cites the threat from Qassam rockets as the main reason for its military operations in the Gaza Strip.
Almost 400 Palestinians, many of them civilians, have died in such operations since late June 2006.Almost 400 Palestinians, many of them civilians, have died in such operations since late June 2006.