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Jan. 11, 2005 8:46 | Updated Jan. 11, 2005 11:45 Gazan asks Abbas to stop Kassams By MATTHEW GUTMAN BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip Sana al-Hibel hailed Mahmud Abbas's victory in the Palestinan Authority chairmanship election on Monday morning, then quickly got down to brass tacks: "We elected him and now he needs to end the firing of Kassam rockets," said the diminutive mother of five. It is one thing to utter such words in the privacy of one's own home, but it is quite another to do so in the presence of the men firing the rockets. For the past...

Last Update: 28/12/2004 19:07 Nine Palestinians hurt by IDF tank shell; Qassam hits Gush Katif By Gideon Alon and Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondents, Haaretz Service and Agencies Nine Palestinians were injured Tuesday evening by an Israeli tank shell in the southern Gaza town of Khan Yunis, Reuters reported. The tank had returned fire after a Qassam rocket struck the Neve Dekalim settlement in the Gush Katif settlement block. The rocket caused no injuries or damage, the Itim news agency reported. Earlier Tuesday, an Israel Air Force drone fired a missile Tuesday at a car carrying two Hamas militants near the...

IDF to remain in Gaza indefinitely CoS Ye'elon: We will not withdraw until the Kassam threat to Sderot has been eliminated. Plans to call up reserve units shelved for now. Amir Buhbut CoS Lt. Gen. Ye'elonIDF CoS Lt. General Moshe (Boogie) Ye'elon has said that the IDF will remain in Gaza for as long as is neccessary. "Operation Days of Penitence was launched in oder to put an end to the Kassam menace, which has become intolerable, and until this is achieved IDF forces will not leave Gaza". Speaking to reporters, he emphasized that the IDF was not out...

Aug. 2, 2004 8:58 | Updated Aug. 2, 2004 18:48 Senior Hamas fugitives apprehended in Tulkarm By MARGOT DUDKEVITCH Four senior Hamas fugitives were arrested Monday in Tulkarm and a Tanzim member was arrested in Bethlehem following a full curfew that was placed on the city throughout the day. Soldiers at the Hawara roadblock also found remnants of explosives in a Palestinian ambulance, using an explosives detector – the likes of which has been recently implemented in several roadblocks throughout the West Bank. IDF seeks suicide bomber in Bethlehem IDF forces have sealed off the West Bank city of Bethlehem...

Dec. 23, 2003 Two hurt after Kassam falls in Gaza settlement By JPOST.COM STAFF Two Israelis were hurt Tuesday night after a Kassam rocket made a direct hit on a home in the Gaza Strip settlement of Nisanit. The condition of the wounded was still unclear. Meanwhile Tuesday, eight Palestinians were killed and 42 wounded during an IDF incursion into Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip to find tunnels used to smuggle weapons from Egypt to the Palestinians, Palestinian sources said. There were no injuries to IDF troops. On Monday, two IDF officers of the Givati Brigade were killed and...

Mar. 6, 2003 IDF forces approach Jabaliyah (UPDATE) By MARGOT DUDKEVITCH In response to the Kassam rocket attacks on Sderot and the surrounding area, IDF tanks moved towards the Jabaliyah refugee camp in the north Gaza Strip late Thursday night. IDF officials told the Jerusalem Post that the forces do not plan to enter the camp but will set up positions around it in order to prevent further rocket and mortar attacks on Israeli communities. A Kassam rocket landed in Sderot a short while ago, making it the third such missile to hit the town today. There were no injuries...

Mar. 3, 2003 Three Kassam rockets fire at Sderot (UPDATE) By THE JERUSALEM POST INTERNET STAFF Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday fired three Kassam rockets at the nearby Israeli town of Sderot. Six people were treated for shock as the rockets exploded in an open field near the town. The six were taken to the Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon for treatment. IDF sappers have found the remains of one of the rockets and were busy defusing it. Palestinians have repeatedly fired rockets at Sderot and nearby settlement after IDF raids on the Gaza Strip. Earlier in the day...