This town is notable for the Beit Hanoun November 2006 incident where 19 Palestinians were killed from IDF shells and for its use as a base from which Hamas has fired Qassam rockets into the northern Negev towns like Sderot, as well as the Gush Katif settlements.
This town is notable for the Beit Hanoun November 2006 incident where 19 Palestinians were killed from IDF shells. According to Israeli authorities it was in response for its use as a base from which Palestinian militant groups have fired Qassam rockets into the northern Negev towns like Sderot, as well as the former Gush Katif settlements.