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| Cease-fire agreement followed by rocket attack near Ashkelon |
| 2011-08-26 |
| A Grad rocket fired from Gaza landed in an open field south of Ashkelon on Friday. No injuries or damage were reported in the attack. The attack came after the Islamic Jihad announced the latest cease-fire agreement in the Gaza Strip early Friday morning. This agreement was reportedly brokered by Egypt and the UN. The same report claimed that the cease-fire was already in effect. The cease-fire announcement, made by Nafaz Azam, was not expected because, on Thursday, Islamic Jihad had vowed to extend the range of their rocket capabilities. They threatened to triple the number of Israelis affected by rocket attacks. This announcement came as southern Israel braced for a weekend of violence as rocket fire intensified on Thursday and the IDF struck back, killing two terrorists in the Gaza Strip. At least 15 rockets and mortar shells struck southern Israel, hitting open areas near Ashkelon and in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. A mortar shell struck the Erez crossing, frequently used by Palestinians to enter Israel for medical treatment, causing extensive damage. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #1 ION DEBKA > ISRAEL'S NEW PROBLEM, i.e. covert manipulation + attempted control of the Paleo struggle, + by extension the PA -m Gaza-West Bank, ala Iran + Hezbollah. * TOPIX > EGYPT: MILITANT GROUPS IN SINAI POSE THREAT TO SUEZ CANAL. * WAFF > [StrategyPage] ANOTHER BATTLE FOR THE SINAI. HAMAS may be losing its grip on power in Gaza + PA, due to anti-Hamas ideo disenfranchisement by the many lessor Radical = MilTerr groups originally supported by Hamas + allowed by same to set up in Paleo regions. IIUC, HAMAS = PALEO, VERSUS PALEO + OTHER??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-08-26 22:40 |