A small town on the Mediterranean coast near the Gaza Strip. It was the site of a large number of rocket attacks by Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, particularly after the Israeli unilateral disengagement from Gaza in 2005.
See also Hamas (Harakat Al-Muqawama Al-Islamiya); Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ; Harakat Al-Jihad Al-Islami Al-Filastini); Qassam Missile; Terrorism.
Historical Dictionary of Israel. Bernard Reich David H. Goldberg. Edited by Jon Woronoff..