Mortars fired at Gaza settlement
Palestinian militants fired three mortar shells and a home-made rocket toward Jewish settlements in the northern Gaza Strip today.
One of the shells badly damaged a building in the settlement of Nissanit. The others fell in open areas. There were no reported injuries.
The firing of mortar shells and rockets at settlements in Gaza and nearby towns in Israel has threatened Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip next summer.
Palestinian militants hope an escalation of violence will make it appear as if Israel is fleeing the area.
The attacks frequently bring reprisals. A seven-year-old Palestinian girl was killed on Friday when Israeli troops shot toward militants who had fired mortar shells at a nearby Jewish settlement.
