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July 18, 2001
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Palestinians fired a mortar shell at Jerusalem’s Gilo neighborhood to retaliate for an Israeli helicopter attack on the home of a Hamas activist in Bethlehem. It is believed to be the first time since the violence erupted nearly 10 months ago that Palestinians fired mortars at Jerusalem.

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