6 Qassams land in Negev

No injuries, damage reported in rocket attacks; Al-Quds Brigades, Islamic Jihad’s armed wing, says launchings response to IDF’s killing of its members; ‘We promise to strike the enemy twice as hard for the breach (of the ceasefire). We will increase the horror in the hearts of the Jews and their cowardly army,’ group says in statement

Shmulik Hadad
Published: 12.20.06, 16:25

Palestinians in Gaza fired six Qassam rockets toward the western Negev since noon Wednesday. No injuries or damage were reported.

At around 4 p.m. two rockets landed in the Suffa crossing area, and earlier two more Qassams were fired toward Sderot but landed in open areas outside the city. The fifth rocket landed near a kibbutz in the Shaar Hanegev Regional Council, while the sixth landed at 4:15 p.m. south of Ashkelon.

Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Wednesday evening that Israel will rethink its policy of restraint should Palestinian terror groups continue to breach the ceasefire. He noted that the continuous fire of Qassam rockets from Gaza into Israel is a blatant violation of the ceasefire. "Israel has no intention to gamble with the safety of its citizens, there is a limit to our restraint," said Peretz.

The Al-Quds Brigades, Islamic Jihad’s armed wing, said it was behind the attacks, which the terror group claims came in response to the killing of its members near Jenin.

Al-Quds said the group is planning to carry out more revenge attacks in the future.

“The series of revenge attacks has begun,” a statement issued by the organization said. “We claim responsibility for the rocket attacks, and promise to strike the enemy twice as hard for the breach (of the ceasefire). We will increase the horror in the hearts of the Jews and their cowardly army.”

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