Since Hamas took over Gaza...

How can anybody tolerate this number of mortars and rockets???

Palestinian terrorists in Gaza have fired 1000 mortar rounds and rockets towards Israel since Hamas took power four months ago, Israeli security officials said Wednesday.

A military official told Ynet that "Hamas-sponsored terror groups are trying to maintain a constant level of terror activity against Israel.

"The use of simple mortar rounds is not considered serious despite the dangers involved. It does not elicit a significant response from the IDF and allows Hamas to continue building up its forces in the Strip," the official continued.

The IDF estimates that approximately 350 Qassam rockets and 650 mortar rounds have been launched at Israel since then.

Most of these were directed at Israeli territory although some were fired at IDF forces operating inside Gaza.

These numbers only represent launches that have been identified and recorded, so the actual number of attacks is likely to be much higher.