(Ynet News) Shmulik Hadad - Palestinians in Gaza fired two Kassam rockets at Israel Wednesday, briefly interrupting Independence Day celebrations in the south of the country. Security Chief Gil Ta'asa from the community of Netiv Ha'asara was celebrating Independence Day with his family and friends when he spotted a rocket flying above his head. "We saw the fire and smoke and I realized it was flying in the direction of Sderot," he said. Israel's incoming defense minister, Amir Peretz, is a resident of Sderot.
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