Haaretz:
Sixteen days into Operation Cast Lead, the IDF says there has been a dramatic drop in the ability of Hamas to launch rockets against Israel.It appears that attrition has taken a toll on Hamas's ability to fire rockets at Israel's noncombatants as a result of the operation in Gaza. I think it is a combination of attacks on Hamas leadership and it rocket launch sites as well as a shortage of ammo.
Currently, the launches have dropped by 50% compared to the first day of the Gaza operation.
A total of 22 rockets fired from the Gaza Strip struck Israel on Sunday, one of which exploded in an empty school playground in the northern Negev city of Ashdod. There were no casualties in the incident.
On Saturday, at least 21 Palestinian rockets hit Israeli territory, wounding 14 people. The number of rockets fired from Gaza was somewhat lower than had been shot daily since Israel launched Operation Cast Lead on December 27.
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