Hamas vowed to continue firing rockets unless "Israel" halts its attacks

Source: Haaretz, 28-5-2007
Iz al-Din al-Qassam, the military wing of Hamas, vowed to continue firing Qassam rockets into nearby "Israeli" towns unless "Israeli" attacks on Gaza come to a halt.
Abu Obaida, Iz al-Din al-Qassam`s spokesman, on Sunday reiterated his group`s willingness to take any action necessary in response to continued "Israeli" air strikes against Hamas` locales and operatives in the Strip.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas called the "Israeli" actions in Gaza "an indication of `Israel`s` moral bankruptcy and failed politics." He added that the "Israeli" air strikes on Hamas, in particular, were intended to undermine certain elements in the Palestinian political landscape, for the purpose of installing other Palestinians who do not support Hamas.
Moussa Abu Marzouk, deputy head of Hamas` political bureau, explained Sunday that the Qassam rocket attacks from Gaza were "one of the means which the movement was using to resist the occupation by the Jewish (Zionist) state."
Abu Marzouk said the Islamic group would send a delegation to Cairo in the next few days to speak with the Egyptians, but added that there would be no meeting with Fatah representatives to discuss the security situation in the PA.
Abu Marzouk also promised a truce if "Israel" halted its reprisals, saying "the Palestinian factions then will be ready to stop the firing of rockets on (`Israel`) and Zionist military positions."
According to Palestinian sources, "Israel`s" aerial offensive on Gaza over the past 10 days has claimed the lives of 48 Palestinians, including seven children, and has wounded about 200 others.