GAZA STRIP – Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired more than 35 rockets towards Israel on Wednesday, hours after the Israeli army killed six militants in the Hamas-ruled territory, the army and the Islamist group said.
An Israeli police spokesman said they landed in southern Israel, causing no damage or injuries.
Hamas claimed responsibility for the attacks, the first such announcement by the Islamist group since an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with Israel went into effect on June 19.
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Palestinian officials said they had been informed by Israel that all commercial border crossings with the Gaza Strip would remain closed on Wednesday in response to the rocket attacks.
Israeli airstrikes killed five militants and Israeli soldiers shot dead a gunmen during an incursion into the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
The army said it launched the airstrikes after militants attacked soldiers who entered the Gaza Strip to destroy a tunnel that Hamas had planned to use to kidnap Israeli soldiers.
November 5th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Reuters left half the story out. The Israeli Occupation Army caught some smugglers digging a tunnel and summarily executed all 6 of them. The rockets were a response to that lethal incursion.
paul Reply:
February 1st, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Leathal incursion?As if the tunneling by hamas was intended to achieve some non-leathal end?You people who believe this anti-israeli rhetoric are about as informed of the truth as the members of Jim Jones’ peoples temple and your demise will be equally tragic.
January 2nd, 2009 at 8:51 am
ONCE AGAIN WE CAN DEDUCE TRUTH FROM THE COUNTER SPIN REUTERS CHOOSES TO USE IN THIS ARTICLE. PLEASE READ CLOSELY THE ABOVE SPIN CONTAMINATED NEWS RELEASE AND POST YOUR OBSERVATIONS. I WILL RETURN IN 24 HOURS AND EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THE MISINFOMATION ATTEMPTED TO BE CONVEYED HERE BY REUTERS.
January 2nd, 2009 at 8:53 am
GOOD WORK BILDERBERG GANG. NOW BRING ON THE WWIII SO THAT YOUR BANKING MAFIA MAY SEEK CONTROL OF THE WORLDS ASSETS, AND ENSLAVE THE FEEDERS. GOOD GOOD WORK.
January 18th, 2009 at 9:43 am
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January 19th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Oh – Palestinians fire over 35 rockets towards Israel
makes HAMAS war criminals under International law,
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February 12th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
oh my god they fire rockets that killed no one but there not allowed there palestians olny israel have rights am i right? may allah make the land of the palestians a graveyard for the jews