Palestinians fired four mortar shells from the Gaza Strip at the nearby Israeli town of Sderot, but the attack caused no injuries. Following a similar mortar attack on a kibbutz in the western Negev, Israeli Defense Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer questioned the utility of security contacts with the Palestinians and said he would reconsider whether they should continue.
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