Gaza rockets wound 67 "Israeli" troops

Source: Alalam.ir, 11-9-2007
AL-QUDS--Sixty seven"Israeli" soldiers were wounded Tuesday by two rockets fired by Palestinian resistance fighters in the Gaza Strip, a military spokesman and medics said.
The rockets struck the Zikim base located north of the Gaza Strip, said the spokesman.
There was no immediate information on the extent of the injuries to the soldiers, who were evacuated to hospitals by two helicopters and around 20 ambulances.
The toll is the worst from Palestinian rocket attacks in months, when two Zionists died in separate attacks in May.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned last week that "Israel" would "without hesitation and without pity" launch counterstrikes against fighters who fire rockets from the Gaza Strip.
The occupying regime has been unable to stamp out the rocket fire from Gaza, despite launching regular airstrikes and incursions into the crowded and impoverished territory.
Last week Olmert ordered the army to draw up plans to curb the rocket fire, but held back from endorsing water and power cuts on Gaza`s beleaguered population.
Zionist officials said the cabinet decided for the time being to not impose punitive measures against Gaza, such as cutting water, electricity or fuel supplies to the territory, but instructed the security services to develop such a plan.
War minister Ehud Barak was quoted as telling ministers that until "Israel" has completed development of a sophisticated rocket interception system, "the only solution is deep ground operations in Gaza".
"The time may be approaching where it will necessary to launch a major ground operation to stop the rocket fire," he was quoted as saying in a later speech.