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Paleo terrs fire rockets at Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian terrorists militants fired five homemade rockets into Israel, defying the latest calls by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to halt the attacks. The Israeli army said four of the rockets landed near the southern border town Sderot, while the fifth landed near the city Ashkelon on Thursday. There were no injuries, it said.

The barrage came a day after Abbas criticized Palestinian militants for continuing to fire rockets at Israeli border communities. "What is happening in Gaza as a result of rockets fired in vain must stop right now because there is no national interest in this continuing," Abbas said in a speech Wednesday. He said dozens of Gazans have been killed and many more injured in recent months. "For what?" Abbas asked.

Abbas has made similar appeals in the past, saying the rockets give Israel an excuse to attack, only to be laughed at rebuffed by terrorists militants. Islamic Jihad, which has launched hundreds of rockets at Israel, claimed responsibility for Thursday's barrage.
Posted by: Steve White 2006-09-02
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