JERUSALEM/GAZA: UNIDENTIFIED GUNMEN SHOW A VIDEO OF THEMSELVES AND QASSAM ROCKETS WHICH WERE FIRED AT ISRAELI TOWN EARLIER IN DAY

Record ID: 645887

  • Title: JERUSALEM/GAZA: UNIDENTIFIED GUNMEN SHOW A VIDEO OF THEMSELVES AND QASSAM ROCKETS WHICH WERE FIRED AT ISRAELI TOWN EARLIER IN DAY
  • Date: 13th June 2003
  • Summary: (W7) JERUSALEM (JUNE 13, 2003) (REUTERS) YONI PELED FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN NEAR HIS HOUSE IN JERUSALEM SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) YONI PELED, FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN, SAYING: "Israel struck tonight at a terrorist squad on it's way to launching missiles at Israeli cities as a part of it's ongoing battle against terrorism, and we will continue to do so until the Palestinian Authority assumes responsibility and fulfils its obligation to prevent terrorist attacking Israeli civilians. (PELED PAUSES WHILE REPORTER ASKS ANOTHER QUESTION) "The militants were in a car on their way to launch Qassam rockets at nearby town outside of the Gaza Strip and we have seen in the last week more than 15 missiles launched at Israeli cities, causing damages and injuries."
  • Embargoed: 28th June 2003 13:00
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  • Location: JERUSALEM / GAZA
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  • Country: Gaza Jerusalem
  • Topics: International Relations,Defence / Military
  • Reuters ID: LVA3DH9M7EFT5K9GXBCVZB0U0O8A
  • Story Text: Israel's Foreign Ministry said, "Israel struck tonight at a terrorist squad on it's way to launching missiles at ISraeli cities as a part of it's on going battle against terrorism", after the latest missile strike in Gaza that killed one Hamas militant and injured at least 15 others.
    Meanwhile, in Gaza, unidentified gunmen showed a video of themselves and Qassam rockets that where fired at an Israeli town earlier in the day.
    Yoni Peled, Foreign Ministry spokesman, told Reuters, "Israel struck tonight at a terrorist squad on it's way to launching missiles at Israeli cities as a part of it's ongoing battle against terrorism, and we will continue to do so until the Palestinian Authority assumes responsibility and fulfils its obligation to prevent terrorist attacking Israeli civilians.
    Peled said the militants were in a car on their way to launch Qassam rockets at nearby town outside the Gaza Strip.
    "We have seen, in the last week, more than 15 missiles launched at Israeli cities, causing damages and injuries," he said.
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