Palestinians fire rockets; defy Abbas
Associated Press
Date: 08-31-06
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Palestinian militants fired five homemade rockets into Israel on Thursday, defying the calls by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to halt the attacks.
The Israeli army said four of the rockets landed near the southern border town of Sderot, while the fifth landed near the city of Ashkelon. There were no injuries, it said.
The barrage came a day after Abbas criticized Palestinian militants for continuing to fire rockets at Israeli border communities.
"What is happening in Gaza as a result of rockets fired in vain must stop right now because there is no national interest in this continuing," Abbas said in a speech Wednesday. He said dozens of Gazans have been killed and many more injured in recent months. "For what?" Abbas said.
Abbas has made similar appeals in the past, saying the rockets give Israel an excuse to attack, only to be rebuffed by militants. Islamic Jihad, which has launched hundreds of rockets at Israel, claimed responsibility for Thursday's barrage.
The rocket fire came shortly after Israeli troops withdrew from the outskirts of Gaza City on Thursday, ending a five-day operation that Palestinians said left 20 people dead and heavily damaged houses, streets and farms. The operation was aimed at finding tunnels and explosives.
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