Abbas fails to restrain Gaza attacks
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip kept up rocket and mortar fire on Israeli targets, despite Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ vow to do his utmost to prevent further attacks. The latest salvoes, which caused no damage or casualties, occurred as Israel deployed 20,000 police and soldiers to try to prevent thousands of rightist protesters from heading toward Gaza’s Jewish settlements for a march aimed at impeding Israel’s withdrawal from the occupied territory next month. Full Story