The "Fajr Forces" (the military wing of the Islamic Group) announced in a statement that they have directed "new and concentrated rocket launches targeting the sites of the Zionist enemy in and around the settlement of Kiryat Shmona in northern occupied Palestine." They asserted that "our rocket launches will continue and intensify as long as the Zionist enemy persists in its aggression against our people in southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip." They also emphasized "our capability to expand the scope of our response to deter it from its aggression."