Terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired five rockets into Israel despite a military crackdown. The five Hamas-made Kassam rockets landed harmlessly in the western Negev on Wednesday, hours after Israeli tanks and troops rolled into northern Gaza, taking up positions outside the Jabalya refugee camp and the town of Beit Hanoun.
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