A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip exploded in an open area in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council on Tuesday night.Yes, even though they don't make news unless they cause damage or deaths, they are still being fired.
The projectile triggered a Color Red rocket alert across the area, before falling in an uninhabited area. It failed to cause injuries or damages.
The latest Gaza NGO Safety Office report, covering the period from February 20-March 5, shows that (beside test firings) Gazans fired seven rockets towards Israel in that timeframe.
However, out of those seven, six of them landed in Gaza!
That is an astonishing 83% failure rate for rockets, by far the worst I have ever seen. Normally it is in the 30-40% range.
Together with the "work accidents" that we have been seeing, it can mean a few things:
1) All a coincidence.
2) More amateurs are trying to get involved in terrorism.
3) Raw materials for explosives and rockets are becoming mysteriously unstable.
It shouldn't be too hard to start a rumor that someone sabotaged the bomb-making materials in Gaza. Could be fun!
UPDATE: Over 60 rockets today did make it to Israel.