Israeli deaths in Gaza wars have always been relatively low , writes Shashank Joshi . Score: 6 Political impact of rocket attacks is greater than these numbers suggest though . In 2012 , Hamas ' longer-range rockets targeted both Tel Aviv , causing air raid sirens to sound there for the first time since Saddam Hussein fired Scud missiles towards the city during the first Gulf War two decades previously , and Jerusalem , which had not been struck since 1970 . Israeli invasion of Gaza would carry big military and political risks , he says . Missile defense means Israel need not resort to ground troops , Joshi argues .
Israeli deaths in Gaza wars have always been relatively low , writes Shashank Joshi . Score: 6 Political impact of rocket attacks is greater than these numbers suggest though . Israeli invasion of Gaza would carry big military and political risks , he says . Missile defense means Israel need not resort to ground troops , Joshi argues .