Hamas said to acquire highly explosive short-range rockets

File: Masked Hamas members carry a model of a rocket during a rally in the central Gaza Strip on December 12, 2014. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

File: Masked Hamas members carry a model of a rocket during a rally in the central Gaza Strip on December 12, 2014. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Gaza-based terror group reportedly develops missiles containing heavy warheads that could wreak havoc on border communities

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IDF strikes cell that shot Thursday’s rockets into Israel, kills five

A large fire raging near Kfar Sold, caused by missiles fired from the Syrian side of the Israeli-Syrian border and hitting open areas in the Golan Heights in northern Israel on August 20, 2015. (Photo by Basel Awidat/Flash90)

Military says it targeted Islamic Jihad men who fired projectiles from Syria; PM says ‘Iranian commander’ directed attack

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Several killed as rebels barrage Damascus with rockets

A still from a video purporting to show smoke in Damascus after multiple rocket strikes on February 5, 2015. (screen capture: YouTube)

A still from a video purporting to show smoke in Damascus after multiple rocket strikes on February 5, 2015. (screen capture: YouTube)

Army of Islam leader vows to rain down mortars on Syrian capital as revenge for government airstrikes on rebel areas

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Hamas to blame if hostilities escalate again, Netanyahu warns

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Hanukkah ceremony at the Western Wall on December 20, 2014. (Photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Hanukkah ceremony at the Western Wall on December 20, 2014. (Photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Israel won’t tolerate ‘a single rocket attack,’ PM says after IAF hits Gaza cement factory in response to Friday’s rocket fire

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Fearing rockets from north, IDF deploys Iron Dome near Haifa

An Iron Dome battery outside Haifa (photo credit: Avishag Shaar Yashuv/Flash90)

An Iron Dome battery outside Haifa (photo credit: Avishag Shaar Yashuv/Flash90)

Missile defense battery stationed near northern port city as a precaution against possible attacks from Lebanon or Syria

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90% of aircraft destroyed at Tripoli airport, Libya may seek international assistance

A charred airplane lies on the ground at Tripoli international airport in the Libyan capital on July 14, 2014 following fighting between rival armed groups. AFP Photo / Mahmud Turkia)

A charred airplane lies on the ground at Tripoli international airport in the Libyan capital on July 14, 2014 following fighting between rival armed groups. AFP Photo / Mahmud Turkia)

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Deepest ever rocket attack from Gaza reaches far north Nahariya region

Two rockets intercepted above Tel Aviv; sirens sound in Hadera, Binyamina, Zichron Yaakov; IDF confirms Nahariya rocket launched from Gaza and not Lebanon; none hurt in latest barrage.

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Palestinians draft UN resolution urging ceasefire

Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the UN, addresses the November 25, 2013 meeting at the United Nations, New York. (photo credit: United Nations)

Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the UN, addresses the November 25, 2013 meeting at the United Nations, New York. (photo credit: United Nations)

Proposed Security Council statement includes no mention of rocket fire by Hamas, making it unlikely the US will approve

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Where is the outrage over the bombardment of civilians in Israel?

Israel refuses to rule out Gaza ground operation following rocket attacks

A trail of smoke is seen as a rocket is launched from the Palestinian Gaza Strip towards southern Israel Photo: Jack Guez/AFP

Hundreds of rockets have been fired and a million citizens are forced to run for cover. Imagine if London suffered this bombardment

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IDF announces major operation in Gaza as rocket fire escalates in south

Iron Dome Defense System, Israel.

Barrage of Gaza rockets fired at southern Israel as IDF prepares for escalation; Iron Dome intercepts 12 projectiles; sirens sound in Ashdod, Ashkelon, Beit Shemesh and Rehovot.

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