Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Two Qassam rockets fired from Gaza hit Negev; no casualties
By Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Correspondent Last update - 09:23 25/02/2009
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1066851.html

Two Qassam rockets struck the Sha'ar Hanegev regional council in the western
Negev on Wednesday, causing no injuries or damages.

On Monday, an Israel Air Force helicopter on Monday attacked a group of
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip as they attempted to flee the border
area where they had been planting explosives aimed against Israel Defense
Forces troops.

The Israeli soldiers stationed near the Kissufim border crossing opened fire
on the militants laying the explosives, and the IAF subsequently bombed the
militants' car as they tried to escape.

Neither the soldiers nor the militants sustained any casualties.

Shortly after the incident, a Qassam rocket fired from Gaza exploded in an
open field in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council. Later Monday afternoon,
another rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip into the same area. There were
no casualties or damages reported in either incident.