A Palestinian group rejected yesterday the deal reached in Cairo to extend a cessation of attacks against Israel. The Popular Resistance Committee of the Intifada, an umbrella group that consists of several militant groups, said that as far as it was concerned the informal cease-fire with Israel expired starting today. Its spokesman, Abu Abeer, warned Israelis to prepare for a resumption of attacks against them, particularly rocket fire at the town of Sderot northeast of the Gaza Strip. "Let the residents of Sderot return to their shelters. They can expect things that they haven't seen yet," he told Israeli media. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas played down the militant faction's decision saying "this is an internal issue between us that we can deal with."| "Don't worry about it. There are only 11 of them. We'll send Big Mahmoud to talk to them..." |