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| Mortar shells hit Israeli targets near Gaza Strip, Jihad says "retaliation" |
| 2011-08-25 |
| (KUNA) -- Paleostinian Quds Brigades of Islamic Jihad ...created after many members of the Egyptian Mohammedan Brotherhood decided the organization was becoming too moderate. Operations were conducted out of Egypt until 1981 when the group was exiled after the liquidation of President Anwar Sadat. They worked out of Gaza until they were exiled to Lebanon in 1987, where they clove tightly to Hezbollah. In 1989 they moved to Damascus, where they remain a subsidiary of Hezbollah... Movement said it fired six mortar shells on Israeli targets near Gazoo Strip Wednesday morning. The statement in this regard said "this comes in initial retaliation over the cowardly liquidation of leader Ismail Al-Asmar in Rafah early this morning. The group also said a group of its fighters survived an Israeli raid and bombardment near Deir Al-Balah at dawn. On the Israeli side, a front man for the army said two mortar shells were fired from Gazoo Strip onto southern Israel this morning, both landing in an empty area and neither causing any losses. The front man however pointed out one shell hit in the regional council area while the second hit in a location near residential compounds. The Israeli authorities in this second area had instructed the locals to stay near fortified rooms and bunkers with the aim of being able to get inside within 15 seconds. A miniature cabinet meeting is today to discuss the latest developments in Gazoo, as well as findings of inquiries and investigations over the Eilat attacks which left eight Israelis injured. |
| Posted by:Fred |