The group said its goal was to hit Ashkelon, an Israeli city north of Gaza, and strike a large power plant located south of the city on the outskirts of the Gaza district. One half of last month’s Kassam firings were directed at those targets.
Eleven rockets were fired at the IDF base at Zikim, and six at targets in Sderot, an Israeli city east of Gaza.
The report states that not a single day passed last month without at least one Kassam rocket fired at Israel. Thirty-five of the rockets were of the Kassam-3 long-range model, 10 were of medium range, and 11 were the short-range “Kuds” version.
Though the long-range Kassam has only a 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) range, IDF officials said last week that the terrorists have succeeded in smuggling Katyusha rockets into Gaza. Those rockets can reach targets on Israel’s coastal plain, putting much of Israel’s industrial heartland within striking distance of the terrorists.
On March 28, the date of Israel’s election, Islamic Jihad terrorists fired a “Grad” rocket into Israel. The Grad is manufactured in Russia and has a 20-kilometer range.
Abu Ahmed, spokesman for the Islamic Jihad said upon releasing the report that his organization will continue fighting Israel despite attempts to weaken the “Palestinian resistance.”
Ahmed said unity among the various terror groups was the way “to liberate holy Palestinian land and remove the occupier” and deter “Israeli aggression.”
Eleven rockets were fired at the IDF base at Zikim, and six at targets in Sderot, an Israeli city east of Gaza.
The report states that not a single day passed last month without at least one Kassam rocket fired at Israel. Thirty-five of the rockets were of the Kassam-3 long-range model, 10 were of medium range, and 11 were the short-range “Kuds” version.
Though the long-range Kassam has only a 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) range, IDF officials said last week that the terrorists have succeeded in smuggling Katyusha rockets into Gaza. Those rockets can reach targets on Israel’s coastal plain, putting much of Israel’s industrial heartland within striking distance of the terrorists.
On March 28, the date of Israel’s election, Islamic Jihad terrorists fired a “Grad” rocket into Israel. The Grad is manufactured in Russia and has a 20-kilometer range.
Abu Ahmed, spokesman for the Islamic Jihad said upon releasing the report that his organization will continue fighting Israel despite attempts to weaken the “Palestinian resistance.”
Ahmed said unity among the various terror groups was the way “to liberate holy Palestinian land and remove the occupier” and deter “Israeli aggression.”