Appearing on Hamas Television, Abu Obeida, a spokesman for the group's military wing, said the mortarfire was aimed at deterring further Israeli attacks.
哈马斯军事派系的发言人奥贝达在哈马斯电视节目上说，这次迫击炮轰击的目的是阻止以色列再次进行袭击。
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As the thud of mortar rounds shook the adjacent street and the rattle of machine guns came from nearby, the rebel fighters advanced under sniper fire from the surrounding rooftops.
迫击炮撼动了周边的街道，机枪在附近嗒嗒作响，反抗军冒着楼顶狙击手的火力向前行进。
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The best-known memorial to those unhappy days is the town's water tower, which was left heavily pockmarked by mortar-fire, and from which the country's national flag now flies.