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Gazan rocket wounds 30 Israeli soldiers

By Reuters, September 11, 07:21 BST

A rocket launched by Palestinian militants in Gaza on Tuesday wounded some 30 soldiers in Israel, an attack likely to increase pressure on Israeli leaders to crack down on the Hamas-controlled territory.

The Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility for the strike on the Zikkim training base for new conscripts just north of the border, two days before Israel celebrates Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

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