Palestinian Kassam Rockets to Bypass West Bank Security Fence
Ben Caspit Maariv-Hebrew, 5 July 20005)
[With thanks to News Alert from Israel - the Jerusalem Center for Public
Affairs]

After the security services identified Hamas efforts to transfer the
infrastructure for Kassam rockets from Gaza to the West Bank, an official
verification of this trend has arrived. An article on the Hamas website
warns: "The Kassam in the West Bank will be the main deterrent weapon in the
next phase....The entire distance from Netanya to Tulkarm is no more than 4
kilometers. Ramallah and Bethlehem are adjacent to Jerusalem; the entire
distance between Kalkilya and occupied Tel Aviv is no more than 7
kilometers." The article explained that intense efforts have been underway
for the last two years in Jenin and Nablus to develop this capability.