Shlomi

Shlomi is a development town in northern Israel. It was recently the target of a Hizbullah attack, where they launched a Katyusha rocket attack on May 11, 2005, Israel's Independence Day, known as Yom Ha'atzma'ut.

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Katyusha: The 82mm BM-8 and 132mm BM-13 Katyusha (Russian "Катюша") rocket launchers were built and fielded by the Soviet Union in World War II. These launchers acquired this name, unofficial but immediately recognized in the Red Army, from the title of a popular Russian wa...

Rocket: A rocket is a vehicle, missile or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving exhaust gas from within a rocket engine. Often the term rocket is also used to mean a rocket engine....

May 11: May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). There are 234 days remaining....

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