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Dozens hurt by rocket in Israel Dozens hurt by rocket in Israel
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More than 30 Israeli soldiers have been injured, three seriously, in a rocket attack from Gaza, reports say. At least 50 Israeli soldiers have been injured after a rocket fired from Gaza exploded in an army camp in southern Israel, the military says.
The rocket landed near an army base in southern Israel. The wounded were treated at the scene of the explosion. The wounded - some badly injured by shrapnel, others suffering from shock - were taken to nearby hospitals.
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. It is thought to be the largest number of injuries sustained in a single rocket attack against 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.
The Israeli Army confirmed the rocket hit the training base near Zikkim, just inside Israeli territory. The Israeli army confirmed the rocket hit the training base near Zikkim, just inside Israeli territory.
Most of the wounded soldiers were hit by shrapnel while sleeping in adjacent tents. Some of the wounded soldiers were hit by shrapnel while sleeping in adjacent tents.
The Popular Resistance Committee's armed wing said it carried out the attack, Israeli media say. A number of soldiers suffered only minor injuries or shock and were discharged from hospital on Tuesday morning.
Two militant groups claimed responsibility for the attack - Islamic Jihad and the Popular Resistance Committees.
Psychological impactPsychological impact
Militants in Gaza frequently fire Qassam rockets towards southern Israel, most of which land in the town of Sderot.Militants in Gaza frequently fire Qassam rockets towards southern Israel, most of which land in the town of Sderot.
Sderot residents protested in front of the PM's office last week Qassam rockets are frequently fired from Gaza into southern Israel
Few of the attacks cause casualties but their psychological impact on life in the area has been significant.Few of the attacks cause casualties but their psychological impact on life in the area has been significant.
Attacks last week on Sderot included one that landed near a crowded day care centre.Attacks last week on Sderot included one that landed near a crowded day care centre.
It led parents to pull their children out of school and brought demands for harsh retaliation.It led parents to pull their children out of school and brought demands for harsh retaliation.
The Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, told the country's military to draw up plans to curb rocket attacks from within the Gaza Strip.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.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 movement Hamas, which seized control of Gaza in June. Israel's government blames the Islamist movement Hamas, which seized control of Gaza in June, for not curbing the rocket attacks.
Tough questions
The BBC's Joe Floto in Jerusalem says the Israeli authorities will be looking urgently at two questions.
Sderot residents protested in front of the PM's office last week
The first and most immediate is why its soldiers were housed under canvas in an area prone to this kind of attack.
The second will be much harder to address - how to prevent Palestinian militant groups from firing their rockets into Israel.
Last year the Israeli army carried out a five-month offensive inside Gaza to do just that.
Hundreds of Palestinians were killed; the rockets did not stop.
After Tuesday's attack politicians and military commanders will be under intense pressure to respond forcefully, our correspondent adds.