Over 600 Gaza rockets fired from civilian areas since op began — IDF

The IDF says that over 600 rockets fired into Israel from the Gaza Strip since Operation Protective Edge began on July 8, were launched from civilian areas.

The military says 260 of them were fired from schools or other educational institutions, 130 from cemeteries, 160 from religious institutions and 50 were fired from hospitals in the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave.

Hamas and other Gaza-based terror groups have launched over 3,500 rockets at Israeli cities over the past month and a half.

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