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In the space of 24 hours between Tuesday and Wednesday, the armed factions of the Gaza Strip, the al Qassam brigades, the military arm of Hamas, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (Jip) movement fired 850 rockets at Israel, reaching to the heart. of the country, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The Israeli anti-missile defense system, the Iron Dome, managed to intercept between 85 and 90% of the rockets, but the intensity of the offensive marks a turning point in the unfortunately cyclical escalation between Israel and groups in the Strip.
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