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MI chief: TA area in Gaza rocket range
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Nov 3, 2009 11:52
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The Tel Aviv area could become the newest target for rockets launched from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, Military Intelligence chief Maj.-Gen. Amos Yadlin said Tuesday morning during a briefing of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
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Yadlin said that the IDF had identified at least one test firing in which Hamas had successfully launched a rocket with a 60-kilometer range into the Mediterranean Sea.
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He went on to say he was concerned Hamas had smuggled in Fajr-style rockets, an Iranian-produced artillery rocket that was also used by Hizbullah during the Second Lebanon War. It was not clear whether he meant the Fajr 3, which has a maximum listed range of approximately 50 kilometers or the Fajr 5, which can reach upwards of 70 kilometers.
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In response to Yadlin's warning, Hamas said on Tuesday that it would neither confirm nor deny reports about the new long-range missile.
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Abu Obaidah, spokesman for the armed wing of Hamas, said: "We refuse to comment on such claims. The goal of these claims is to incite against the Palestinian resistance and the Gaza Strip."
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