(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel and Arnon Regular - The southern Gaza deployment will pose a tougher challenge, Palestinian sources noted, since some of the armed organizations in the area, particularly the Fatah breakaway Abu Reish Brigades, have so far refused to agree to a cease-fire. On Monday, Gaza Islamic Jihad spokesman Khaled al-Batash said his organization planned to resume mortar fire on Israeli targets after the Id al-Adha holiday. IDF sources said that while there were reports of mortar fire, the shells apparently landed in Palestinian areas.
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