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Abu Ali Brigades: Projectiles fired toward Israel
(Ma'an) -- Following reports from civilians of a series of explosions in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday evening, the Abu Ali Mustapha Brigades announced the launch of six projectiles toward Israel. The armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said in a statement that at 10:25m p.m., fighters launched a series of projectiles toward the Israeli kibbutz Yad Mordechai, 10 kilometers south of the city of Ashkelon. No reports of projectile fire were made in the Israeli media, and a military spokeswoman said soldiers reported light fire coming from Palestinain militants in the northern Gaza Strip at 10:30. She said troops returned fire, adding "no hit was identified." Over the previous three days, four projectile launches were reported by the Israeli military and media, though none were claimed by Palestinain resistance groups in Gaza. The latest claim, for an attack not confirmed by Israeli media, was accompanied by the statement that "brigades will continue to oppose the Israeli occupation, and will resist to the end to defend our nation." In what it said was a response to Gaza projectile fire, Israeli air planes targeted three sites in Gaza City and two smuggling tunnels in southern Gaza, destroying several buildings with at least six shells. According to the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz, five Hamas affiliates were injured in the attack. Posted by: Fred 2010-09-12 |
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