Yadlin supported his view by comparing Tuesday's attack on Netiv HaAsarah with a similar strike which occurred on March 28, the date of the Israeli election. That strike caused no injuries or damage. Tuesday's attack, however, caused substantial damage to a chicken coop. No one was injured, but 30 birds were destroyed.
The IDF originally believed the rocket to be a Kassam, but upon further investigation determined that a "Grad" katyusha had hit the moshav. Grad katyushas generally have a 20-kilometer (12.5 mile) range and carry a payload of six kilograms of explosives. In contrast, the Kassam has a range of ten miles with a much smaller payload.
Tuesday's attack was the second time Arab terrorists from Gaza successfully fired a Katyusha rocket into Israeli territory.
Despite the longer range and more powerful payload of the katyusha, army officials claim that Gaza terrorists have obtained an outdated model of the Grad which can fly only 3.5 kilometers (2.2 miles). The Grad is manufactured in Russia and may have reached Gaza via Sinai through suppliers in Iran.
Abu Hamza, a spokesman for the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization, which took responsibility for the attack, said the Grad rocket carried a message for Israel. The message was "for the Zionist war minister and to his army that resistance is the only strategic option for us, and that the ongoing war against our fighters and heroes will not stop our jihad and fight."
Islamic Jihad officials claim they have developed a new missile with a 24-kilometer (15-mile) range. Abu Ahmad, spokesman for the Al Kuds Brigades, the group's armed wing, said the rocket would be "a great surprise for the occupation."
Ahmad promised to release more details regarding the new rocket in the coming days. "This missile will embarrass the enemy that is trying to prevent its firing, and it will surprise the occupation," he said.
The IDF originally believed the rocket to be a Kassam, but upon further investigation determined that a "Grad" katyusha had hit the moshav. Grad katyushas generally have a 20-kilometer (12.5 mile) range and carry a payload of six kilograms of explosives. In contrast, the Kassam has a range of ten miles with a much smaller payload.
Tuesday's attack was the second time Arab terrorists from Gaza successfully fired a Katyusha rocket into Israeli territory.
Despite the longer range and more powerful payload of the katyusha, army officials claim that Gaza terrorists have obtained an outdated model of the Grad which can fly only 3.5 kilometers (2.2 miles). The Grad is manufactured in Russia and may have reached Gaza via Sinai through suppliers in Iran.
Abu Hamza, a spokesman for the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization, which took responsibility for the attack, said the Grad rocket carried a message for Israel. The message was "for the Zionist war minister and to his army that resistance is the only strategic option for us, and that the ongoing war against our fighters and heroes will not stop our jihad and fight."
Islamic Jihad officials claim they have developed a new missile with a 24-kilometer (15-mile) range. Abu Ahmad, spokesman for the Al Kuds Brigades, the group's armed wing, said the rocket would be "a great surprise for the occupation."
Ahmad promised to release more details regarding the new rocket in the coming days. "This missile will embarrass the enemy that is trying to prevent its firing, and it will surprise the occupation," he said.