During 2004, 118 Israelis died in 55 terrorist attacks – 14 by suicide killers. Security forces thwarted 116 attacks, rounded up 4,947 terrorist suspects.
According to Israel Defense Forces figures presented Wednesday, the number of Israeli civilians killed in terror attacks and the number of troops killed in battle in the territories dropped by 44 percent in 2004, from the previous year’s figures.
Another bit of statistic you should know is that in the past few days, more than 47 rockets and missles have descended upon nearby settlements from Gaza.
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