JERUSALEM — Israel has reported a dramatic increase in Palestinian
insurgency strikes.
The Israel Security Agency said Palestinian attacks more than doubled in
March 2010 from the previous month, Middle East Newsline reported. ISA reported 125 attacks in March —
many of them missile strikes — compared to 53 in February.
"The causes for the increase in the number of attacks are growing
tension in both Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, namely the increase in rocket
launchings towards Israel," ISA said on April 11.
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The summary by Israel's domestic intelligence agency said the biggest
increase in Palestinian attacks took place in Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.
In Jerusalem, 27 attacks were reported in March, compared to three in
February.
Last month, Israel underwent 36 attacks from the Gaza Strip, many of
them missile strikes. In February, 13 attacks were reported.
Palestinian gunners have been firing missiles, mortars and rockets from
the Gaza Strip into Israel. In March, 35 rockets and six mortar shells were
reported to have been fired toward Israel compared to five rockets and five
mortars in February.
"Throughout the month three people were killed in Gaza-based attacks —
two IDF soldiers in a shooting attack March 26 and a foreign worker in a
rocket attack March 18," ISA said. "Also four Israelis were wounded in
shooting attacks — a civilian and a soldier in the Jerusalem area and two
soldiers along the Gaza border."