Hamas fires 8 mortar shells
Terrorists testing Israel: Mortar shells launched from central Gaza, land in Palestinian areas
Hanan Greenberg
Published: 01.20.09, 20:27 / Israel NewsShaky ceasefire in Gaza: Palestinian terrorists fired eight mortar shells from the central Gaza Strip Tuesday, the army said. However, it appears all shells landed in Palestinian areas, possibly due to a malfunction.
In one case, the Air Force spotted a mortar near a refugee camp and targeted it.
IDF officials are closely monitoring developments in the Strip and estimate that the shells were fired by Hamas and other terrorist groups that are attempting to "generate" several terror attacks daily.
Army sources told Ynet that terrorists resorted to mortar fire, rather than a more potent attack, as not to prompt a harsh IDF response, while still maintaining a certain level of terror activity. The IDF said that the mortar attacks constitute a violation of the Gaza ceasefire and that the army will convey an unequivocal message to Hamas that such attacks are unacceptable and would not be disregarded.
I just can't understand how the Palestinians could break the truce. This is so unlike our partners for peace to break the truce.
Maybe one day we can be more like our enemy, instead of the wimps that we have become.
