By Xinhua,
Gaza : Sources from Islamic Jihad movement on Wednesday said a rocket attack on southern Israel was exceptional case in response to an Israeli action in West Bank.
The attack, which took place on Tuesday, violated a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel in Gaza Strip. After the attack, Israel decided not to go ahead with opening commercial crossing points into Gaza.
“The shelling of Sderot is an exceptional message in response to the Israeli occupation crimes in West Bank,” a leading member of the faction said on condition of anonymity.
The attack “was necessary to respond to the Israeli delay in applying the calmness obligations,” the source added.
On Tuesday, Israel killed an Islamic Jihad commander and a student in West Bank city of Nablus. The West Bank, controlled by forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas, is excluded from the ceasefire deal which Egypt brokered for the Gaza Strip.
“Despite our reservations, we will abide by the lull as long as the enemy did,” the source said. “It is unacceptable to get Gaza out of the circle of violence while releasing the enemy’s hands freely in the West Bank.”
The six-month ceasefire was set to ease the siege which Israel imposed on Gaza Strip when Hamas took over the territory by force in June last year.