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Hamas fires mortar missiles at Israeli military sites
 (KUNA) -- Ezzeddin al-Qassam Battalions, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Resistence Movement (Hamas), Thursday claimed respoinsiblity for firing three mortar missiles at an Israeli military site in east of Gaza. The group said in a statement circulated in Gaza Thursday that the missiles precisely hit their targets, and that Israeli helicopters were rushed to the scene to take the injured. The attack, it said, was part of its battle to confront the Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip.Meanwhile, the Israeli occupying army recognized that three anti-tank missiles were fired by Palestinians at a military site in east of Gaza. An Israeli military spokesman told the Israeli Radio that no Israeli soldiers were injured in the mortar attack, making it certain that Israeli forces responded by shooting the Palestinian attackers, injuring five of them. Posted by: Fred 2006-10-27 |
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