Israel Suffered 200 Rocket Attacks This Month

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Military sources said Israel has sustained more than 200 Palestinian missiles in February. They said this was a new record and more than double the number of Palestinian missiles fired into Israel in January. The lion's share of Palestinian missile strikes included the Kassam-2, with a range of nine kilometers. They said that over the last few months Hamas has produced more accurate and stable Kassam weapons, which have struck the Israeli city of Ashkelon. Ashkelon contains strategic infrastructure, including fuel depots, port and naval base.

This year will be characterized by instability," Maj. Gen. Yair Naveh, chief of the military's Central Command, said. "There is an acceleration factor of terrorism until the Israeli election on March 28."