Upping the ante: Israel has threatened to launch an all-out invasion of the Gaza Strip if the violence against its border towns continues. There seems a fair chance Hamas and Fatah will join forces to fight the invading Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) troops if that happens. The prospects for peace, despite the fine rhetoric of international politicians, do not look good, as Mel Frykberg reports from Gaza.(CURRENT AFFAIRS)

From: The Middle East | Date: February 1, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

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SDEROT, A WORKING-CLASS Israeli town of 22,000, has been battered by more than 4,500 crude Qassam rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, just a mile away, since 2001. A total of 970 rockets and 1,200 mortar shells have been fired at Israel from Gaza since the start of 2007.

The unguided projectiles have killed several residents and injured dozens more, sowing panic on the town's streets every time an alert is sounded. Real estate prices have dropped 60%, commerce has collapsed and many residents have fled in fear of their lives.

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