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| Hamas ends rocket attacks |
| 2005-09-25 |
| MILITANT group Hamas has announced a halt to its attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip after two days of militant rocket strikes and Israeli air raids. "Under our commitment to the national agreement, made in Cairo, to a cooling down period until the end of 2005, the movement announces it has stopped its operations from the Gaza Strip against the Zionist occupation," senior Hamas leader Mahmud Zahar said. The decision was taken out of concern for the Palestinian people and the halt had come "in the last hour", Mr Zahar said. Palestinian militants have been observing a de facto truce since Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas was elected in January, an agreement that was cemented at talks brokered by Egypt in Cairo last March. "Hamas is committed to protect Palestinian people from the Zionist entity and to continue in the climate of celebrations ... The movement is concerned for the Palestinian national interest," he added. Hamas is also committed to an agreement reached last week with Abbas and the principal Palestinian factions to end armed rallies, Mr Zahar said. The announcement came after Israel carried out two targeted assassination raids in as many days, killing four Islamist militants, including two Hamas activists. Scenes of Israeli warplanes pounding Gaza dented widespread hopes of a peace breakthrough after Palestinians fired a volley of rockets into Israel over the weekend. The violence flared after an explosion on Friday at a Hamas rally in northern Gaza when at least 15 people were killed. Both Israel and the Palestinian Authority say the blast was caused by explosives packed into a Hamas jeep. Hamas, however, blamed Israel and fired dozens of rockets from Gaza into southern Israel. |
| Posted by:Glase Elmomock2085 |
| #10 Lion of Islam™ cower when the non-fodder is targetted. In America we call this behavior pussy |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-09-25 22:55 |
| #9 From what I saw in another news story, the Israelis used some empty desert in North Gaza to zero their artillery pieces. With accurately observed splashed, they should be able to put a round right down the barrel of one of those rocket tubes. Of course, all academic if you are doing tot. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-09-25 21:21 |
| #8 nah. none of the above. Debka (and I believe this. mostly) says that they're only agreeing to it under pressure from Egypt. And only in gaza. This way Egypt isn't embarrassed. Which leaves attacks from the west bank and inside Israel open. |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2005-09-25 20:40 |
| #7 code for ... we are scared shitless |
| Posted by: legolas 2005-09-25 19:43 |
| #6 I call cowardice on Hamas. Typical Lions Of Islam™ |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-09-25 18:31 |
| #5 Palestinian militants have been observing a de facto truce since Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas was elected in January, an agreement that was cemented at talks brokered by Egypt in Cairo last March. So the rocket attacks were part of the de facto truce? You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. - Inigo Montoya. |
| Posted by: Baba Tutu 2005-09-25 17:37 |
| #4 Translation: "Shit! They're dialing in the artillery -- Wait! Please don't whack us! We'll stop shooting rockets! See? No rockets! Please!" |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2005-09-25 17:34 |
| #3 However IslamicJihad will fire any rocket they can. |
| Posted by: mhw 2005-09-25 17:33 |
| #2 hudnu |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2005-09-25 17:32 |
| #1 The paleos are learning "cause-and-effect" now? Sheesh. |
| Posted by: Brett 2005-09-25 17:21 |