Thursday, 29 January 2009

Two Qassam missiles aimed at Sderot early Thursday shatter ceasefire

DEBKAfile Special Report

January 29, 2009, 11:51 AM (GMT+02:00)

Israeli Cobra in action against Hamas

Israeli Cobra in action against Hamas

Israeli air raids struck a Hamas target in Khan Younes, inflicting at least 10 Palestinian casualties, Thursday, Jan. 29, after two missiles aimed at Sderot from Gaza early that morning hit the Shear Hanegev region. The first pair was fired Wednesday. Overnight, the Israeli Air force struck a missile workshop in the southern Gaza town of Rafah.DEBKAfile's military circles report that in the 48 hours since a roadside bomb from Gaza killed an Israeli soldier and injured three, Hamas has reverted to its tit-for-tat practice in an effort to demonstrate who makes the rules.

In Damascus, Hamas and other radical Palestinian leaders rejected Cairo's plan for a long-term truce. 
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