The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement has claimed responsibility for a mortar attack on Wednesday against a Jewish settlement to the south of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, saying it was carried out by its military wing: Jerusalem Brigades.
“At 6 p.m. this morning, our fighting groups shelled the Slav settlement...with mortars. The enemy acknowledged the attack, the first on the settlement,” said a statement faxed to Albawaba.com.
Haaretz had reported that Palestinian gunners fired two mortar shells Wednesday that landed in Palestinian-controlled territory near the southern Gaza Strip settlement of “Rafiah Yam.”
Palestinian also opened fire at an Israeli army post in the Martyrs Junction, or Netzarim overnight, said the paper -- Albawaba.com
