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jpost.com - 12/31/2008

IAF hits Gaza mosque storing rockets | Israel | Jerusalem Post

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The IAF continued its assault on Gaza terrorist targets on Wednesday afternoon, bombing a Gaza City mosque and destroying a large number of rockets hidden inside. Channel 10 reported that the IAF had received high-level orders to hit the mosque after Hamas terror operatives had run there with ...

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