Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Hamas vows to target Israel town until residents leave
Gaza City, Nov 21: The armed wing of the ruling Palestinian Hamas movement on Tuesday said that its militants would continue to fire rockets on the Israeli town of Sderot until its inhabitants leave.
"Only the departure of residents from Sderot will stop the rocket fire," Ezzedine al-Qassam brigades spokesman Abu Obaida told media persons.
"There are no limits on our rocket attacks and we will prove that in coming days. We advise residents of Sderot to evacuate," the spokesman added.
Six people have been killed in Palestinian rocket attacks against the depressed southern town of 30,000 residents since the second Palestinian uprising broke out in September 2000.
"The Zionist enemy makes residents of Sderot believe it can stop rocket fire thanks to incursions and raids that it wages daily in the Gaza strip. We tell them rockets will continue to fall," Abu Obaida said.
Sounds like Hamas, the elected government of the Philistines, has issued a declaration of War against Israel.
As Vince Lombardi said, "the best defense is a good offense".
See my comment on the fate of the missing soldiers. It holds true here as well.