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Palestinian brigades strike Israeli army in Gaza, Sderot settlement
 (KUNA) -- The Ezzuddine Al-Qassam Brigades, military arm of Hamas Movement, on Thursday fired mortar rounds on Israeli forces in Maghazi refugee camp in Gaza Strip. The brigades said in a press release that Palestinian fighters fired three mortar rounds on a gathering of Israeli military vehicles east of the camp, noting that the target received a direct hit.Also, Al-Quds Brigades, the military arm of Islamic Jihad movement, said it fired a "Quds 3" type missile on the Jewish Sderot settlement in southern Israel. Earlier today, the brigades said that it fired three "Quds 3" type missiles on Sderot, noting that the Israeli army confirmed that the settlement was hit by Palestinian missiles. A spokesperson for the Israeli army told the Israeli radio that two Palestinian missiles hit Sderot this morning. The source said the missiles were fired from northern Gaza Strip, noting that some properties were damaged in the attack, while some residents experienced a shock. Meanwhile, the Israeli army dropped fliers warning Gaza Strip residents of the consequences of storing weapons and ammunitions in their residences. The fliers, dropped on northern Gaza Strip, warned that the Israeli army will destroy any location or building were weapons are stored, noting that anyone who has weapons or ammunitions in his house is in danger and should evacuate immediately. Meanwhile, the Israeli tanks stationed on the eastern borders of Gaza Strip fired a score of shells on vacant areas, farm lands, and residential areas in the towns of Beit Lahya and Jabaliya in northern Gaza Strip, said Palestinian security sources. The sources said that the Israeli shelling caused major damages in a number of houses and public properties. Posted by: Fred 2006-07-21 |
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