Israel continues battles in Gaza

Palestinians continued to fire rockets at Israel as Israeli troops battled Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the Jerusalem Post reported.

Izvor: Jerusalem Post

Saturday, 10.01.2009.

10:43

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Palestinians continued to fire rockets at Israel as Israeli troops battled Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the Jerusalem Post reported. On the fifteenth day of Operation Cast Lead, Israeli army, IDF, troops operating in Gaza killed 15 Hamas terrorists in fire exchanges during the night. Israel continues battles in Gaza Five soldiers were lightly wounded during the operations and taken for medical treatment. Troops from the infantry, tanks, artillery, engineering and intelligence corps were engaging with Hamas operatives. Snipers fired at soldiers from the Paratroopers Brigade. The troops fired back and reported a hit. Mortar shells were fired at soldiers from the Givati infantry brigade. Troops returned mortar fire. The air force assisted ground troops and attacked 40 targets throughout the night. Among the targets ten rocket launchers were attacked, some of which were used to target troops operating on the field. 14 weapons caches and storage facilities were attacked, as well as five tunnels. On Friday, despite the UN Security Council resolution calling for a Gaza cease-fire, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that the IDF operation in the Strip would continue. "Israel has never agreed to external forces determining its right to defend its citizens," Olmert said in a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office following the Security Cabinet discussion on the UNSC resolution. "The IDF will continue to work to defend Israeli citizens and will carry out all the objectives it was given in the operation," he continued. Olmert said that the rocket fire from Gaza Friday morning "only proves that the UN resolution is not practical and will not be honored by the murderous Palestinian organizations." Osama Hamdan, a Hamas envoy to Lebanon, also rejected the UNSC call for a cease-fire, telling al-Arabiya satellite channel that the group "is not interested in it because it does not meet the demands of the movement." Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said the UN failed to consider the interests of the Palestinian people. "This resolution doesn't mean that the war is over," he told al-Jazeera satellite television network. "We call on the Palestinian fighters to mobilize and be ready to face the offensive, and we urge the Arab masses to carry on with their angry protests." Fire and smoke is seen from Israeli miltary operations in Gaza City (Beta)

Israel continues battles in Gaza

Five soldiers were lightly wounded during the operations and taken for medical treatment.

Troops from the infantry, tanks, artillery, engineering and intelligence corps were engaging with Hamas operatives. Snipers fired at soldiers from the Paratroopers Brigade.

The troops fired back and reported a hit. Mortar shells were fired at soldiers from the Givati infantry brigade. Troops returned mortar fire.

The air force assisted ground troops and attacked 40 targets throughout the night. Among the targets ten rocket launchers were attacked, some of which were used to target troops operating on the field. 14 weapons caches and storage facilities were attacked, as well as five tunnels.

On Friday, despite the UN Security Council resolution calling for a Gaza cease-fire, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that the IDF operation in the Strip would continue.

"Israel has never agreed to external forces determining its right to defend its citizens," Olmert said in a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office following the Security Cabinet discussion on the UNSC resolution.

"The IDF will continue to work to defend Israeli citizens and will carry out all the objectives it was given in the operation," he continued.

Olmert said that the rocket fire from Gaza Friday morning "only proves that the UN resolution is not practical and will not be honored by the murderous Palestinian organizations."

Osama Hamdan, a Hamas envoy to Lebanon, also rejected the UNSC call for a cease-fire, telling al-Arabiya satellite channel that the group "is not interested in it because it does not meet the demands of the movement."

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said the UN failed to consider the interests of the Palestinian people.

"This resolution doesn't mean that the war is over," he told al-Jazeera satellite television network. "We call on the Palestinian fighters to mobilize and be ready to face the offensive, and we urge the Arab masses to carry on with their angry protests."

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