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handle is hein.crs/crsmthaaaqa0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CRS Insights Israel and Hamas: Another Round of Conflict Jim Zanotti, Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs (jzanotti~crs.loc.gov, 7-1441) July 18, 2014 (IN10104) Periodic violence between Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip-including the Islamist group Hamas- and Israel's military became a larger conflict on July 6-7, 2014, and Israel began a ground operation in Gaza on July 17 with the stated objective of destroying tunnels used by militants to infiltrate Israeli teritory. Since the initial escalation, Hamas and other Palestinian militants have reportedly launched more than 1,000 rockets into Israel with longer ranges than in past conflicts, and Israel has conducted more than 1.00 strikes on targets in Gaza. Rockets and/or mortars have also reportedly been fired on Israeli-controlled territory from Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, in some cases provoking Israeli retaliatory fire. Additionally, Israel has reportedly shot down two Hamas drone aircraft and fail.d a Haas searaid. Though casualty figures cannot be independently verified, apparently more than 220 Palestinians-many or most of them civilians, but also some prominent Hamas operatives-have been killed, more than 1,500 injured, and several thousand displaced. One Israeli civilian has reportedly been killed, with several injuries reported to other civilians and military personnel. Daily life on both sides faces continual disruption. Israel's Iron Dome anti-rocket system has reportedly intercepted approximately 90% of rockets it classifies as threats to sensitive targets (including population centers). The Aron Dome defense Mostroket atacks on saarlowtechassdemethy ahigh teh defnse Qassam rockts laun hed from the Gaza Stnp Irn Dome misites rey n r adar and contr are made 1nea~y from metal pIpes, which are systerns that, within seconds determIne whether packed wfth explosies smuggled ito the area incoming rockets or atillery sheIs pose a hazand to throu0gh turnnel connectig to Egypt Launched~ protected atreas. If so, misse are sent to untercept from simple scaftakis, the rockets are propellIed by and destoy the traK The Interception point ~s solid fuel made from molten sugar and fertWlzer. caI r daed so that debris faI s clear of protected atreas. Qasam I Qassam II Qassam lI Tarnir misle Length 6 fet 6 fet 8+ fet 0.8 t Weight1 77 po8u ds 88 pounds 110 pounds 200 pounds Rang~e 2 miles 5nmis~ 6 mile 45 miles Cost $ 800 $2X Dunng the first three days of the CLiffent COfi 11 .. Iron Doire deternined that fewer than a quarter 420 rockets were fired o t missiles threatened protected arasa F 90n inecpd Iron Dome's 90pus-percent success rate t that r than 10 rokets protected zones. No casuaties were reported.

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