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Hudna? Hamas Says Yes, Then More Rockets Rise
No truce yet: Shortly after Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, announces Gazoo truce, anti-missile system intercepts five Grads fired at city of Ashkelon; more than 150 rockets explode in Israel in recent daysThe Iron Dome anti-missile system shot down five Gazoo rockets Saturday evening, shortly after Hamas declared that a southern truce will go into effect gradually. A ceasefire between Gazoo Strip factions and Israel will go into effect Saturday night following Egyptian mediation efforts, senior Hamas man Ayman Taha initially said in an interview with a Paleostinian television station Saturday evening. Later he said that the lull has no set date and will be implemented gradually. Notably, Hamas has already violated a truce agreement reached Thursday. Before Saturday's ceasefire announcement, Hamas' Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades published a Hebrew-language video, threatening to escalate the fighting and warning that the group will "crush" Israel. "If the last rounds were not enough to deliver the message ... we are ready to crush the enemy and to curb its arrogance and to respond to aggression in a strong way," the group said in a statement earlier. Posted by: trailing wife 2012-06-24 |
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