Subscribe to Print Edition | Fri., May 08, 2009 Iyyar 14, 5769 | | Israel Time: 20:39 (EST+7)
Haaretz israel news English
web haaretz.com
Haaretz Toolbar
Diplomacy
Defense Jewish World Opinion National
Print Edition
Car Rental
Books Haaretz Magazine Business Real Estate Focus U.S.A. Travel Week's End Anglo File TLV 100
Comments:  9
Last update - 07:08 17/04/2009
Gaza Strip militants fire Qassam rocket into western Negev
By Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Correspondent, and Reuters
Tags: Israel News, Haaretz TV 

Palestinian militants in the central Gaza Strip fired a Qassam rocket into the western Negev early Friday. The rocket hit an open area in the Eshkol regional council.

The attack comes a day after the Israel Air Force destroyed a booby-trapped building near the Gaza Strip border fence in response to a rocket attack from Gaza on Wednesday night.

The Israel Defense Forces have evidence that the house had been serving terrorist groups in the Strip for attacks and kidnapping efforts directed at IDF border patrols.
Advertisement
The structure, which contained hundreds of kilograms of explosives, was blown up in an IAF missile assault from a helicopter gunship, the first Israeli attack on Gaza in about three weeks.

The building was located near the Kissufim crossing point.

The air force assault followed the launch of a Qassam rocket directed at the Eshkol regional council district. The rocket, which did not cause injuries, was the first fired into Israel in about two weeks.

The air force operation was carried out as IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi and American Middle East envoy George Mitchell were meeting in Tel Aviv. At the meeting, the chief of staff described the progress of Iran's nuclear program, the situation on the northern border opposite Hezbollah and cooperation in the West Bank with the Palestinian Authority.

The meeting was at the urging of the United States in an effort to get feedback from someone who was seen as independent of the new Netanyahu government.

Related articles:
  • 'Iron Dome rocket defense system will be operational by 2010'
  • Officials say Hamas and Fatah no nearer to reconciliation
  • Exiled Hamas leader Meshal meets British lawmakers in Syria
    The Israel Air Force on Thursday destroyed a booby-trapped building in Gaza close to the security fence along the border with Israel, the army said.
    • Bookmark to del.icio.us  
     
    'Unfair Gaza probe'
    Peres tells Ban that Israel will never accept UN's conclusions on its Gaza war conduct.
    Arab fears on Iran
    U.S. allies in the Gulf are worried over Obama's diplomatic overtures to Tehran.
      1.   X-Ray Vision? 23:14  |  Mark of Lewiston 16/04/09
      2.   IAF 23:32  |  The Teacher/Instruct 16/04/09
      3.   level a building for every rocket 04:01  |  real vision 17/04/09
      4.   "after the Mimouna" 04:06  |  dan 17/04/09
      5.   Go in and retake gaza from those murderers and don`t give up 05:52  |  glenna 17/04/09
      6.   Big Whoop. The siege continues. SSDD. 08:42  |  BBSNews 17/04/09
      7.   Time for Gaza Op to resume 10:45  |  Baruch Gold 17/04/09
      8.   Same Old Thing Again 13:53  |  Angela 17/04/09
      9.   BSnews - Yes, get over it 17:38  |  *BEN JABO 17/04/09
     Haaretz Hot Topics
    Durban II conference
    Air strike in Sudan
    Israel 2009 election results: Voter breakdown
    Israel vs. Hamas
    Iran: Nuclear and regional ambitions
    More Headlines
    18:40 U.S. renews sanctions against Syria
    19:13 Netanyahu: Israel will never withdraw from Golan
    12:34 Swine flu victim flies to Israel after diagnosis
    20:36 'Lieberman sees us Europeans as a bunch of cowards'
    12:17 The adventures of 'Milton' - Nazi spy in Eretz Israel
    18:22 Lebanon arrests three more suspected of spying for Israel
    17:49 WATCH: Leftists clash with settlers at illegal outpost
    21:58 WATCH: Daily news round-up from Israel
    20:03 Pope expresses 'deep respect' for Islam at beginning of Mideast trip
    14:06 2 hurt as ultralight aircraft crashes into Nes Tziona house
    13:30 Actor Will Smith wins Jewish group's highest honor
    16:56 IDF soldier killed in West Bank shot with own weapon
    Previous Editions
    Special Offers
    Advertisement
    Spring Specials-Dan Hotels
    Jerusalem from 179$. Tel-Aviv from 223$. Herzliya from 336$
    The Meier on Rothschild Tower
    Masterpiece Residence in the Heart of Tel Aviv
    Dead Sea Skin Care
    Quality cosmetics from the Dead Sea. Coupon code HAARETZ for 12% off!
    Camp Kimama Israel 2009
    The best place for your children this summer
    Eldan Rent a Car
    Israel's leading car rental company offers you a 20% discount on online reservations
    Jewish Singles Personal Ads
    Find the love of your life on JDate.com
    Junkyard
    Junk a car - get free towing nationwide and a tax-deductible receipt
    Home | TV | Print Edition | Diplomacy | Opinion | Arts & Leisure | Sports | Jewish World | | Israel 2009 election results
    Site rules | Makom: Engaging on Israel | Search engine marketing
    Haaretz.com, the online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, offers real-time breaking news, opinions and analysis from Israel and the Middle East. Haaretz.com provides extensive and in-depth coverage of Israel, the Jewish World and the Middle East, including defense, diplomacy, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the peace process, Israeli politics, Jerusalem affairs, international relations, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Israeli business world and Jewish life in Israel and the Diaspora.
    © Copyright  Haaretz. All rights reserved