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Illustrative photo of Katyusha aftermath (Flash90)
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| By Israel Insider staff October 7, 2007 |
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Militants in the northern Gaza Strip launched a Grad-type Katyusha rocket that landed in the Netivot area of southern Israel today. The rocket was one of four to land in the area today, along with eight mortar shells, according to Ynet.
The attack signifies continuing weapons upgrades among militant groups in Gaza, who normally fire Qassams -- a rocket with a shorter range.
"I heard the explosion when I woke up this morning, and since I work in Sderot, I've gotten to know that terrible noise. I have no strength to deal with Qassams in my town too, I already work in dangerous conditions, and I don't want to come home and continue to be afraid," one Netivot resident, Shlomi Chen, said.
In the wake of the Katyusha attack, MKs have expressed renewed criticism of a proposal by Vice Premier Haim Ramon to cede nearly 100 percent of Judea and Samaria to
MK Yuval Steinitz of Likud warned residents of Jerusalem, Petah Tikva and Kfar Saba to "awake from their slumber" before the political concessions of Prime Minister Ehud and Ramon endanger their security, the Jerusalem Post reported.
"The prime minister must act decisively to eradicate the rockets from the South instead of offering [Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud] Abbas further withdrawals to the center the country," Steinitz added.
MK Effi Eitam of NU-NRP said that the government's restraint in the face of Kassam fire on Sderot had led to Katyushas and that "a government that divides Jerusalem will cause a Grad missile to hit the Knesset."
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