Hamas Rocket Targets Jerusalem
A Palestinian stone-thrower walks past smoke from burning tyres during clashes with Israeli security forces against Israel’s military operation in Gaza, at Qalandia checkpoint near the West Bank city of Ramallah November 16, 2012. Palestinian militants nearly hit Jerusalem with a rocket for the first time in decades on Friday and fired at Tel Aviv for a second day, in a stinging challenge to Israel’s Gaza offensive after an Egyptian bid to broker a truce. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
A Hamas rocket landed on a suburb of Jerusalem on Friday, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas intensifies. Anchor Aaron Schachter gets details from The World’s Matthew Bell in Jerusalem.
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