Many have little sympathy for those in the Gaza Strip, where militants have been firing rockets at Israel for several years.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

The mission found the repeated firing of rockets and mortars into southern Israel by Palestinian armed groups from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip constituted war crimes that may amount to crimes against humanity.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29

The big rating agencies have been firing shots across the bow of the ship of state in Washington, but any moves to strip the U.S. of its AAA status will likely wait until after the government announces budget cuts next month.

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