Armed Groups Launch Seven Projectiles Toward Israeli Targets

Ma'an News
January 28, 2009

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/720/armed-groups-launch-seven-projectiles-toward

The militant wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for firing seven shells toward an Israeli special forces unit east of Al-Maghazi Refugee Camp in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.

The Al-Qassam Brigades said it launched the projectiles in coordination with the Nasser Salah Ad-Din Brigades, which is the militant wing of the Popular Resistance Committees.

In a statement, Al-Qassam said one of its groups managed to fire three 90 millimeter rockets toward the Israeli force east of the refugee camp in central Gaza.

The operation came "in response to the continuous Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people," the Hamas affiliates noted in the statement.

In turn, the Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility for the other four projectiles launched at Israeli installations east of Al-Maghazi, saying it would continue to attack forces invading the besieged coastal strip.

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