Al Qassam Brigades continue to fire home-made shells at Israel

Thursday May 17, 2007 11:47 by Nisreen Qumsieh - Imemc News

Al-Qassam Brigade operatives launching home-made Qassam shells (File)

Al Qassam Brigade, the armed wing of Hamas, fired at least 40 home-made shells at the Israeli town of Sderot and the Western Negev on Wednesday, according to the Palestine Information Center.

In a statement published on Wednesday at midnight, the brigade said it has launched at least 12 home-made Qassam shells and 10 mortar shells at Sderot, and 18 mortar shells at Sufa military base on the southern border of the Gaza Strip.

The statement added that this shelling comes on the 59 anniversary of Al-Nakba, and is meant to remind the Israelis that Palestinian refugees will return to their land from which they were expelled in 1948.

This recent shelling brings the number of home-made Qassams to 67, since Tuesday night when the brigade fired some 27 Qassam shells at Sderot causing some injuries and minor damage to property. Several residents were treated for shock.

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