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Middle East: Antiaircraft Missile is Fired From Gaza, Israeli Officials Say
ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Associated Press October 16, 2012 - 12:00am Israeli defense officials say that Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have for the first time fired an antiaircraft missile at Israeli aircraft. The officials say the militants fired a Strela shoulder-fired missile at an Israeli helicopter operating over Gaza last week but missed their target. The officials said Israeli intelligence has long believed that militants in Gaza possessed these weapons, but this was the first time they were fired. |