Rocket attacks prompt Gaza crossing closure, residents on edge

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Published: 14 December 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Ongoing rocket fire following the Jerusalem recognition decision demonstrates how quickly the situation could deteriorate, as it did in 2014

Israel to close Gaza crossings over rocket attacks (Times of Israel)
Punitive measure comes as Palestinian terrorist groups launch missiles at Israeli communities night after night

Iron Dome missile defence intercepts two rockets fired from Gaza over Israel (Haaretz)
Israeli military confirms three rockets fired toward southern communities, two intercepted and one landing in open area

As in 2014, fragile situation in Gaza can rapidly deteriorate into war (Ynet)
Analysis: In the summer of 2014, when all eyes were focused on the inflamed West Bank, the Gaza situation suddenly escalated into war; the latest round of rockets suggests Hamas not exerting concerted effort to prevent launches by 'rogue factions'; unfolding events, destroying terror tunnels may turn Hamas desperate, lead to renewed conflict.

Photo: The site in the Israeli border town of Sderot where a rocket fired from Gaza fell on December 8 (Eliyahu Hershovitz)