- Title: GAZA STRIP: Israeli missile hits Gaza weapons works
- Date: 20th June 2006
- Summary: (W5) GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP (JUNE 20, 2006) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) PALESTINIANS RUSHING TO STREET HIT BY ISRAELI MISSILES INTERIOR OF WEAPONS WORKSHOP HIT IN AIRSTRIKE MACHINERY IN DAMAGED WORKSHOP HOLE IN CEILING CAUSED BY MISSILE HIT MEN HOLDING METAL PARTS PALESTINIANS GATHERING OUTSIDE BUILDING BOY HOLDING METAL PARTS (2 SHOTS), MAN PLACES GUN ROUND HIS NECK, THE BOY
- Embargoed: 5th July 2006 13:00
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- Topics: Defence / Military
- Reuters ID: LVAB2H9YIHQ4872WCOA9M0HG4VQT
- Story Text: An Israeli helicopter fired a missile damaging a weapons workshop in the northern Gaza Strip before dawn on Tuesday (June 20), witnesses and the Israeli military said.
There were no reported casualties from the attack. An army spokeswoman described it as being against a weapons manufacturing plant used by Hamas militants to produce rockets fired at Israel.
Palestinian sources described the building damaged in the blast as a metal foundry.
The attack followed continued rocket fire on the Jewish state by Gaza militants on Monday (June 19).
Israel has stepped up air raids against Palestinian militants in response to increased rocket fire of late that has mainly targeted the southern Israeli town of Sderot.
Residents of the working class town threatened to blockade its roads later on Tuesday to press demands that the government make a tougher respond to the rockets fired from Gaza that have spread panic while so far causing few casualties.
Sderot is the hometown of Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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