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Gaza Militants Resume Fire
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Feb 12, 2005 04:36 PST
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Gaza Militants Resume Fire
Thu Feb 10, 2005
GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian militants have fired a series of mortar bombs
and rockets into Jewish settlements in Gaza, two days after Palestinian and
Israeli leaders declared a halt to violence at a summit meeting.
The Islamist faction Hamas said the barrage, which caused no casualties,
were a reprisal for the killing of a Palestinian man by Israeli army
gunfire from a settlement on Wednesday. Soldiers reacted to a suspected
infiltration attempt, army sources said.
Hamas said it launched 46 mortars and rockets over a two-hour period at day
break on Thursday and threatened more of the same. The Israeli military
reported 17 mortar impacts in settlements and army posts and areas just
over the border in Israel.
It was the first sustained outbreak of shooting since Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas proclaimed a ceasefire at a summit in Egypt with Israeli
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who reciprocated by declaring a halt to all
military action against militants.
Militant groups had been observing an informal truce at the moderate
Abbas's behest since soon after he won election on January 9 on a platform
of non-violent struggle for statehood, but said they would not be bound by
his summit ceasefire declaration.
Hamas, sworn to Israel's destruction, said in a statement after Thursday's
mortar salvoes that it would continue such attacks "until the Zionist enemy
is removed humiliated from our blessed land".
It was not clear whether Hamas meant it would no longer exercise restraint
as promised to Abbas or was effectively reiterating that any Israeli army
killing of Palestinians would be met with a fierce response.
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Thu Feb 10, 2005<br><br>
GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian militants have fired a series of mortar
bombs and rockets into Jewish settlements in Gaza, two days after
Palestinian and Israeli leaders declared a halt to violence at a summit
meeting.<br><br>
The Islamist faction Hamas said the barrage, which caused no casualties,
were a reprisal for the killing of a Palestinian man by Israeli army
gunfire from a settlement on Wednesday. Soldiers reacted to a suspected
infiltration attempt, army sources said.<br><br>
Hamas said it launched 46 mortars and rockets over a two-hour period at
day break on Thursday and threatened more of the same. The Israeli
military reported 17 mortar impacts in settlements and army posts and
areas just over the border in Israel.<br><br>
It was the first sustained outbreak of shooting since Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas proclaimed a ceasefire at a summit in Egypt with
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who reciprocated by declaring a halt
to all military action against militants.<br><br>
Militant groups had been observing an informal truce at the moderate
Abbas's behest since soon after he won election on January 9 on a
platform of non-violent struggle for statehood, but said they would not
be bound by his summit ceasefire declaration.<br><br>
Hamas, sworn to Israel's destruction, said in a statement after
Thursday's mortar salvoes that it would continue such attacks "until
the Zionist enemy is removed humiliated from our blessed
land".<br><br>
It was not clear whether Hamas meant it would no longer exercise
restraint as promised to Abbas or was effectively reiterating that any
Israeli army killing of Palestinians would be met with a fierce
response.<br><br>
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107). Use for profit is prohibited.<br><br>
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_____________________<br><br>
IMPORTANT QUESTION:<br><br>
If you were to die today would you go to Heaven or Hell? Are you
and your family spiritually ready for eternity? In other words, are
you and yours saved? If your not sure then please click on this
link: <br>
<a href="http://landmarkbiblebaptist.net/Salvation/JesusSaves.html" eudora="autourl">
http://LandmarkBibleBaptist.net/Salvation/JesusSaves.html</a><br>
<br>
"If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free
indeed." (John 8:36)<br><br>
"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other
name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." (Acts
4:12) <br>
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