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GAZA, Dec 27 (KUNA) - Palestinian Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility on Saturday for firing two missiles on the town of Ashkalon in southern Israel.

The group said in a statement that their fighters were able to fire two locally made rockets, type Quds, at the town.

The operation is in response to Israeli attacks in Gaza, the statement added.
Meanwhile, Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot said that the Israeli minister of Defense will brief on Sunday the government on developments concerning military operations in Gaza Strip.(zt.mb)

Quds 3

Technical Specification Quds
Class A Quds 2
Weight: 23.5 kg (51.7 lb)
Length: 150 cm (a little under 5 feet)
Diameter: 90 mm (3 ½ inches)
Maximum range: 6 km (3 ¾ miles)
Warhead weight: 8 kg (17.6 lbs)

Class B Quds 2
Weight: 33.5 kg (73.7 lbs)
Length: 110 cm (3.6 feet)
Diameter: 115 mm (4 ½ inches)
Maximum range: 7 km (4 1/3 miles)
Warhead weight: 8 kg (17.6 lbs)

Class A Quds 3
Weight: 35 kg (77 lbs)
Length: 130 cm (4 ¼ feet)
Diameter: 102 mm (4 inches)
Maximum range: 8.5 km (5 ¼ miles)
Warhead weight: 6-7 kg (13.2-15.4 lbs)

Class B Quds 3
Weight: 42 kg (92.4 lbs)
Length: 200 cm (6 ½ feet)
Diameter: 127.5 mm (5 inches)
Maximum range: 9 km (more than 5 ½ miles)
Warhead weight: 8 kg (17.6 lbs)
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The Israel Defense Forces on early Sunday began mobilizing tanks and reinforcing ground troops near the Gaza border, in preparation for a possible ground incursion.

Defense Minister Ehud Barak told Sky News that he would not rule out widening the offensive in the Gaza Strip to include a ground invasion.

Barak on Saturday also said Israel "cannot really accept" a cease-fire with Hamas, rejecting calls by the United Nations and the European Union for a truce after Israel Air Force strikes killed at least 225 people in Gaza.

"For us to be asked to have a cease-fire with Hamas is like asking you to have a cease-fire with Al-Qaida," Barak said in an interview with Fox News. "It's something we cannot really accept."

Asked whether Israel would follow up the air strikes with a ground offensive, Barak said, "If boots on the ground will be needed, they will be there."

"Our intention is to totally change the rules of the game," he said.

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert earlier on Saturday said no country in the world would put up with the rocket and missile strikes Israel suffers from and that the time had come to react.

Olmert's words came during a press conference he held hours after the Israel Defense Forces and the IAF carried out attacks in Gaza that Palestinian officials said left at least 225 dead and hundreds wounded.

"Israel has done all it could to preserve the cease-fire with Hamas, but our desire for quiet was met with terror," Olmert said.

Olmert added that Israel "is not itching for a fight, but will not back down from one either."

The Prime Minister also vowed to restore quiet to the lives of Israel's southern residents, adding that they "will not be abandoned." He also said that the IDF operations in Gaza would take time, and asked for patience.

Leader of the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip, Ismail Haniyeh, accused Israel on Saturday of a "massacre" of Palestinians, saying "Palestine has never witnessed an uglier massacre.

" Haniyeh's statement was broadcast by his Islamist group's Gaza-based television channel, Al-Aqsa. Earlier Saturday, Barak held a press conference on Saturday in which he said had no choice and that "the time has come to fight.

" Barak said the IDF and IAF attacks had destroyed "terrorism infrastructure" and hit more than 150 Hamas targets. He also said the current campaign would be widened and will continue for some time.

Barak said Israel cannot stand by while rockets strike the communities of the western Negev and "won't let terror hurt our citizens or soldiers.

" Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Saturday addressed the ongoing IDF campaign in Gaza, saying, "Until now we have shown restraint. But today there is no other option than a military operation.

" Livni, speaking in English at a press conference, said Israel had no choice but to act to "protect our citizens from attack through a military response against the terror infrastructure in Gaza.

" Livni called the IDF operations an expression of Israel's "basic right to self-defense.

" The Foreign Minister laid blame for the bloodshed at the feet of Hamas, saying the group "cynically abuses its own civilian population and their suffering for propaganda purposes.

" Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip fired at least 54 Qassam and Grad rockets into southern Israel on Saturday after the IDF campaign began. One of the rockets directly struck a home in the town of Netivot, leaving one Israel dead and four with moderate to serious injuries.

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Sabtu, 27 Desember 2008, JAKARTA - TNI-AD mengkaji ulang pembentukan komando daerah militer (kodam) baru di wilayah Kalimantan Barat (Kalbar). Faktor utamanya adalah keterbatasan anggaran pertahanan.

''Operasional sehari-hari saja sudah sulit. Tidak mungkin kami memaksakan pembangunan yang memakan dana besar,'' kata Kepala Dinas Penerangan TNI-AD Brigjen Christian Zebua di Jakarta kemarin (26/12).

Rencana awal, status Korem 121/Alambhana Wanawwai akan ditingkatkan menjadi kodam pada 2010. Saat ini, Korem 121 membawahkan 300 personel. Sebuah kodam setidaknya membutuhkan 1.200 personel.

Selama ini, Kodam VI/Tanjungpura membawahkan seluruh teritorial Kalimantan. Jika terealisasi, kodam baru tersebut hanya membawahkan teritorial Kalbar. Sementara itu, Kodam Tanjungpura tetap membawahkan Kalimantan Timur, Kalimantan Selatan, dan Kalimantan Tengah.

Christian mengaku, penambahan satu kodam di Kalimantan masuk dalam rencana strategis hingga 2014. Dalam rencana juga diproyeksikan pembangunan markas brigade di Bontang serta Sangatta. Kemudian, di Kalimantan Tengah akan ada dua batalyon baru.

Alasan TNI-AD pun realistis. Yakni, perbatasan langsung dengan Malaysia di Kalimantan sangat luas, mencapai 2004 kilometer. ''Tujuannya, mengatasi kerawanan yang berpotensi muncul,'' tegasnya.

Kerawanan itu, antara lain, konflik perbatasan, sasaran eksploitasi kekayaan alam, praktik pembalakan hutan secara liar, perdagangan gelap, penyelundupan, perdagangan manusia, infiltrasi, sabotase, serta kegiatan intelijen asing.

Jenderal berbintang satu asal Pulau Nias, Sumatera Utara, itu menjelaskan, TNI-AD tidak memaksakan jika dana pengembangan satuan tersebut belum memadai. ''Kami sadar penuh kondisi bangsa yang prihatin saat ini,'' katanya. Berapa pun anggaran dari pemerintah, matra darat akan mengoptimalkan operasi perbatasan yang ada.

Saat ini, hanya ada 32 pos penjagaan di sepanjang perbatasan RI-Malaysia. Empat di antaranya merupakan pos gabungan. Selama ini, Indonesia baru memiliki dua pos lintas batas, yakni Entikong dan Simanggaris. Sedangkan Malaysia telah memiliki tiga, yakni di Biawak, Lubuk Antu, dan Seliku.(rdl/nw)

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