Israel Admits PA Involved in Rocket Attacks

A Kassam rocket was fired from southern Gaza toward the western Negev Sunday evening. The rocket landed in the area of the security fence near Nir-Oz. Two more rockets were fired Monday ? one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

The IDF has gone public with the fact that the Palestinian Authority's (PA) security forces are taking an active role in the firing of rockets at Ashkelon and the western Negev. "PA security forces moved into the evacuated territories, including evacuated areas in the northern Gaza Strip, and set up numerous posts in these areas," an IDF statement read. "Nonetheless, projectile rocket launchings from these areas, at times right by security forces' posts, has continued unabated. [On] March 30, 2006, the IDF warned Palestinian security forces located both in and near projectile rocket launching grounds to stay clear of the launching sites?The IDF has notified the head of Palestinian National Security of this decision, and has warned him to remove his forces from the areas in question. The IDF will not be responsible for Palestinian security personnel who are harmed as a result of an IDF response to Palestinian rocket-fire in these areas. It is important to note that, although this warning is also obviously directed towards Palestinian civilians, civilians are not present in these areas, which are mainly used by Palestinian security forces and terror cells."