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Palestinian rockets include those locally made in Gaza and the West Bank as well as weapons smuggled from Iran and Syria.
[2] Rockets are one of the main weapons produced by Palestinian militant and terrorist groups.
As of July 2014[update] Palestinian attacks on Israel using rockets have killed 28 people, mostly civilians, and injured more than 1,900 people, but their main effect is their creation of widespread psychological trauma and disruption of daily life among the Israeli populace.
[16] Medical studies in Sderot, the Israeli city closest to the Gaza Strip, have documented a post-traumatic stress disorder incidence among young children of almost 50%, as well as high rates of depression and miscarriage.