Palestinian Gunmen Battle Israeli Army, Fire Missles As Far As 40km From Gaza

Ma'an News Agency
January 9, 2009

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Palestinian fighters affiliated to Hamas and other factions did not heed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for aceasefire in Gaza, continuing armed resistance to the Israeli invasion and attacks across the Green Line into Israel.

According to Israeli officials, some 20 homemade projectiles and Russian-manufactured rockets landed in Israeli territory in the course of Friday morning. One Israeli man was injured and several buildings were reportedly damaged.

Four Grad missiles landed near the city of Beersheeba, nearly 40 kilometers from Gaza. Palestinian rockets have reportedly landed in and around the city for over a week.

Hamas' military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, said that the range of their Grad missiles is now 45 kilometers. They claimed on Friday to be targeting an air force base called Tal Nof. They also claimed to target the border town of Sderot with two small projectiles.

The Al-Qassam Brigades also claimed to have fired one projectile at an Israeli military installation called "Tselem," the city of Ashkelon, and Kibbutz Al-Ayn Al-Thalitha. The organization also said its members fought Israeli troops in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya.

Islamic Jihad's military wing, the Al-Quds Brigades, and another group called the Eagles of Palestine, said they fired a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at an Israeli tank near the car market (Souq As-Sayarat) area of southern Gaza City.

The Eagles of Palestine also said they clashed with Israeli forces near Sheikh Zayed towers in northern Gaza.

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)'s military wing, the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, claimed responsibility for firing two projectiles at Sderot on Thursday night.

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