Palestinian armed groups launch a torrent of projectiles at Israeli towns
Date: 24 / 02 / 2007 Time: 15:02
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Gaza - Ma'an - Many Palestinian military wings announced responsibility for
launching homemade projectiles at Israeli towns from the northern and
eastern the Gaza Strip.

The brigades issued statements saying that members had launched many
projectiles at Israeli towns in retaliation for the Israeli "aggression
against the mosque of Al Aqsa."

Al Aqsa Brigades, the main military wing of Fatah, said they have launched
one projectile at Netiv Hashayara in the Western Negev. They also said that
five projectiles were launched at Sderot and Western Negev.

Al Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, said that they
launched two mortars at Kisufim on Friday evening.

A joint statement was issued on Saturday morning, saying that the Al Aqsa
Brigades and Al Quds Brigades launched three mortar shells at the Nahal Oz
Israeli military post, east of Gaza City.

The brigades said that the launching of the projectiles was "in retaliation
for the Israeli aggression against Al Aqsa mosque".

The Abu Ar Rish Brigades have announced responsibility for the launching of
a homemade projectile at Sderot on Friday.

In a statement issued late on Friday, the brigades stated that they had
launched the projectile "as retaliation for the Israeli aggression against
the mosque of Al Aqsa. and the Israeli plans in the holy city."

The statement declared that the brigades will continue their resistance
"until Palestinian lands [are] liberated, and a Palestinian state is built,
with Jerusalem as its capital."