Among the prisoners in Be'er Sheva is Abdullah Barghouti, a man Israeli's regard as their most dangerous prisoner.

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Dan Blumberg of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, in Beer Sheva, Israel, has a more forceful approach.

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Israel Defense Forces said Hamdan is responsible for firing long-range Grad rockets into Beer Sheva and Ofakim in southern Israel.

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