 Islamic Jihad vows revenge against Israel after Gaza attack October 30, 2011 - 17:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Israeli forces attacked an Islamic Jihad camp in the southern Gaza Strip Saturday, October 29 killing a commander of the Palestinian faction and four other militants. Islamic Jihad said an explosion in the training camp killed Ahmed al-Sheikh Khalil, a munitions expert. The strike in Rafah, a town on Gaza's border with Egypt, followed a Palestinian rocket salvo on Thursday which landed deep in Israel but caused no casualties. Islamic Jihad spokesman Abu Ahmed is vowing revenge against Israel: “we in the military wing of Islamic Jihad will act toward this violation. We will take revenge in a way that the enemy will understand. We are not speaking about ceasefire, we are speaking about defending. Our act will be as strong as the crime that happened today.” Islamic Jihad, a sometime ally of Gaza's ruling Hamas, has chafed at recent efforts by the more powerful faction to impose de facto ceasefires with Israel, Reuters Video reported.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
