Hamas Retaliates with Missiles: "Israeli" Killed, 6 Hurt

Source: Al-Manar TV, 27-12-2008

Hamas said it had fired rockets into the "Israeli" settlements on Saturday in retaliation for a wave of massive air strikes that killed at least 155 people in its Gaza Strip stronghold. Hamas had launched dozens of projectiles on the settlements. Four Grad rockets fired from Gaza landed in open areas in Ashkelon and its surroundings.

The "Israeli" occupation army said three rockets and two mortars had fallen within "Israeli" settlements. One "Israeli" settler was killed and six others were wounded when a rocket fired from Gaza hit a house in Netivot.
"Hamas will continue the resistance until the last drop of blood," said Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum, speaking on a Gaza radio station.

Earlier, and after the "Israeli" massacre, Hamas called on its fighters to hit back at the Zionist entity. "We call on all units to avenge with force against the enemy," a Hamas spokesman said in a message broadcast on the Islamic movement's radio.

"All fighters are ordered to respond to the ‘Israeli' slaughter," said a statement by the Islamic Jihad group, echoing statements issued by Hamas and other armed resistance factions.