DEBKAfile’s military sources report three Katyusha rockets fired from Gaza exploded south of Ashkelon Wed. March 5 afternoon; three aimed as Sderot and the Eshkol farming region. In the morning, two rockets landed south of Ashkelon and a missile was aimed at Sdot Hanegev – so far 5 rockets and 7 missiles.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008 by Staff Writer http://www.israeltoday.co.il/default.aspx?tabid=178&nid=15328


Abbas admits: Al Qaeda active in Gaza
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday admitted what Israeli security experts have been saying for over a year - that Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda terrorist network is active in the Gaza Strip.
Speaking to the London-based Arabic newspaper Al-Hayat, Abbas said that Al Qaeda cells were receiving assistance from Gaza's Hamas rulers in setting up a base of operations.
Abbas complained that the Hamas-Al Qaeda alliance would only hinder the overall Palestinian goal of gaining sovereignty over Judea and Samaria and declaring a sovereign state that includes the Gaza Strip.
Abbas' remarks were published a day after Israeli Military Intelligence chief General Amos Yadlin reported that a large number of Al Qaeda operatives - including snipers and explosives and engineering experts - had used last month's breach of the Gaza-Egypt border to enter the coastal strip.