Palestinian factions on Saturday launched nine missiles against Israeli settlements, in response to Israeli aggressions. The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announced in a statement that it has launched seven local-made missiles against the Israeli passageway of Kisofim. A statement by the Hamas military wing, Ezz El-Dein Al-Qassam Brigades, said the movement will continue to repsond to the Israeli aggressions against the Palestinians, including what the statement called the "Jebalia massacre".In the meantime, the Al-Nasser Salaheldim Brigades claimed responsibility for launching two local-made missiles against the Israeli town of Sderot. The Brigades, the military wing for the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), said the attack comes in response to the Israeli massacres against the Palestinians. Elsewhere in Gaza, Israeli aircraft dropped copies of a statement signed by the "State of Israel" on Gaza today. The statement accused the Hamas Movement of "lying and misguiding (the Palestinians) and working systematically for personal interests." The statement also urged the Palestinian National Authority to shoulder its responsibilities in stopping the launch of what it called terrorist attacks against Israel from the Gaza Strip. It threatened to strongly repsond to threats of the security of Israeli population.