Serdot Rocket Hell Mar. 20, 2007 - Sderot, Israel - The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) run through a mass-casualty scenario for a Kassam rocket attack in a schoolyard. For the past six years, the small border town of Sderot has borne the impact of Kassam rocket attacks from Beit Hanoun, a Palestinian Authority-controlled town across the Gaza border. This is the IDF's largest civil defense exercise. Thousands of police officers and soldiers collaborate with security forces and emergency crews in response to simulated attacks on seven different locations, including a chemical attack on a school and a rocket strike on a Tel Aviv power station.
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