Posted on 12/03/2005 11:43:03 AM PST by Sabramerican
Last update - 21:30 03/12/2005 Palestinians in Gaza fire three Qassam rockets at Negev town By Nir Hasson, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Service and News Agencies
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Saturday fired three Qassam rockets at an Israeli town north of the Gaza border. They fired the first two Saturday afternoon and the third in early evening.
Israel Defense Forces on Saturday blasted artillery at the Gaza Strip in retalliation for the first two Qassam rockets.
The Qassam rockets all landed in an open field in a town in the western Negev. No injuries or damages were reported.
Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz instructed the IDF to respond fiercly to Qassam attacks from Gaza. He also sent a message to Palestinians, telling them to cease their attacks.
An Israeli Navy vessel sank a Palestinian ship off the coast of the southern Gaza Strip before dawn on Saturday after an exchange of gunfire. One Palestinian was killed in the incident, medics reported.
According to a military source, the boat had entered prohibited waters from the direction of Egypt and ignored an order to stop. When the Israeli forces fired warning shots into the air, Palestinians on the boat fired on the navy ship. The navy said its vessel was then also fired on from the shore.
The navy returned fire, killing 22-year-old Ziad Dardawel, Palestinian medics said. No Israeli soldiers were hurt.
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To those Israelis who will die when one of these rockets gets lucky, Sharon says sorry, them the breaks. Condi says bon voyage.
All islamics are insane.
Was anyone running a pool on how long after the withdrawal they'd start launching rockets? Who won?
I think the winner said something like 17 seconds to launch.
mc
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