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GAZA, Aug 25 (KUNA) -- Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian
Islamic Jihad (PIJ) organization, vowed to retaliate against what it deemed an
assassination of two of its members by Israel in northern Gaza, earlier on
Thursday.
"We are undergoing an open war with the Zionist enemy. We have accepted the
challenge and are ready for any aggression the enemy might think of carrying
out against our people in Gaza," read a statement on the armed movement's
website.
The Palestinian movement also expressed disdain at the calls for a
ceasefire between both sides.
The statement warned that the region targeted by the movement would widen,
if Israel does not halt its attacks.
Earlier, two Palestinian men were killed when an Israeli drone attacked
them in an area in northwestern Gaza.
Meanwhile, Israel said it was attacked by a surge of rockets coming from
Gaza, targeting several towns and areas in southern Israel.
According to Israeli radio, a miniature ministerial council, tasked with
security and political, had met to discuss the latest developments in the
bordering region with Gaza.
The council, headed by President Benjamin Netanyahu, said it would be
adamantly tackling executors of the rocket attacks on its lands, while showing
the highest levels of self restraint at the current stage. (pickup previous)
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