PALESTINIANS FIRE ENHANCED KASSAM

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Palestinian gunners have begun deploying an enhanced
Kassam-class short-range missile.

Israeli military sources said the missile had a larger diameter and longer
range than previous Kassams. They said the enhanced Kassam has expanded the
strike range of Palestinian missiles fired from the Gaza Strip.

On Sunday, Palestinian gunners from the northern Gaza Strip fired at least
six enhanced Kassam missiles toward new targets in Israel. Officials said
several of the missiles landed around the southern town of Netivot. Netivot
is about eight kilometers from the Gaza Strip.

At least one Israeli was injured. Israeli artillery fired toward fields used
by Palestinian gunners in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli fighter-jets also
circled northern Gaza in search of Palestinian missile squads.
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