Militant groups claim responsibility for launching projectiles

Several militants groups have claimed responsibility for firing rockets into southern Israel on Monday. Islamic Jihad's military wing, the Al-Quds Brigades, claimed responsibility for firing Grad missiles at Beer Sheva, Ashkelon and Sufa on Monday morning, a statement said. The PRC's military wing, the Nasser Saladin Brigades, said they had launched projectiles at Netivot, Ashkelon, Sderot and Beeri, while the PFLP's armed wing, the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, said it had fired two projectiles at Israeli towns. The al-Ahrar movement claimed that its military wing, the al-Ansar Brigades, fired two homemade projectiles at southern Israel. A military group called Jaysh al-Umma, army of the nation, said its' fighters had fired two 107 mm rockets at Israeli towns. An Israeli army spokeswoman said that over 20 projectiles had been launched at southern Israel on Monday.