A group of fighters survive an Israeli military attack in Gaza

Sunday November 23, 2008 13:20 by Rami Almeghari - IMEMC & Agencies

A group of Gaza fighters survived Israeli military attack from the North this morning, media sources reported.

A large explosion was heard at the southern entrance of the northern city of Beit Hanoun, witnesses said.

Witnesses added that a group of fighters were seen at the scene of the explosion when an apparently Israeli land-to-land missile was fired there.

Spokesman of the Israeli army Afihay Ader'y was quoted by Palestinian media outlets as saying that the attack targeted a group of 'militants'.

"We confirm targeting a group of missiles launchers in northern Gaza who fire missiles towards the areas close to northern Gaza," the Israeli army spokesman explained.

Meanwhile, Israeli media sources reported that three homemade shells landed earlier that day in the southern Israeli towns of Ashkelon (Almajdal) and Sderot, with no causalities reported.

In related news, Gaza-based Palestinian resistance factions agreed yesterday night to stop firing homemade shells into Israel in return for Israel reopening Gaza's crossings, closed for the past three weeks.

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