Post by Paddy by Grace on Sept 1, 2008 23:56:40 GMT -7
The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) in the Gaza Strip have announced that they are in possession of "Nasser-4" rockets that have a range of 25 kilometers and pose a threat to Ashdod.
Senior activists in the organization claimed that the rocket was far more lethal than the current "Nasser-3" model.
The group said that it would launch the new rockets at Israel if the latter attempted to reoccupy Gaza.
"We have been under siege for the last two years," Ibrahim Dahman, a senior PRC activist told CNN. "The only thing left is for them to invade and kill us."
The unveiling of the new rockets is a "clear violation" of the truce with Israel, Prime Minister's Office spokesman Mark Regev told CNN.
"The cease-fire that was negotiated through Egypt was very specific that the Hamas movement and the other terrorist groups can't use it as a period to import more weapons, more explosives, more rockets into the Gaza Strip," Regev added.
He said that Israel reserves "the right to act, if need be, to protect ourselves. We don't want this current quiet just to be the quiet before the storm."
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Senior activists in the organization claimed that the rocket was far more lethal than the current "Nasser-3" model.
The group said that it would launch the new rockets at Israel if the latter attempted to reoccupy Gaza.
"We have been under siege for the last two years," Ibrahim Dahman, a senior PRC activist told CNN. "The only thing left is for them to invade and kill us."
The unveiling of the new rockets is a "clear violation" of the truce with Israel, Prime Minister's Office spokesman Mark Regev told CNN.
"The cease-fire that was negotiated through Egypt was very specific that the Hamas movement and the other terrorist groups can't use it as a period to import more weapons, more explosives, more rockets into the Gaza Strip," Regev added.
He said that Israel reserves "the right to act, if need be, to protect ourselves. We don't want this current quiet just to be the quiet before the storm."
This article can also be read at www.jpost.com /servlet/Satellite?cid=1218710371316&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull