EVOX09
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To sum this up accurately: Israel says Gaza Started this recent streak of violence, however, the Gazans point the same finger at israel. The israelis are targetting Hamas militants, most of which fire their rockets from schools, hospitals and houses. Hamas are targetting Israelis in between fighting off their own political opposition with semi-automatic weapons, they usually aim for israeli civilians, but they do hit the odd soldier.
Now they way i see it, Gaza and Israel have houses, electricity (on occasion), guns, schools and people. America has all these things, so...
All the evidence points to one direction, and im sure od_man will agree: Blame America!
http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=289059
Now they way i see it, Gaza and Israel have houses, electricity (on occasion), guns, schools and people. America has all these things, so...
All the evidence points to one direction, and im sure od_man will agree: Blame America!
http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=289059
Gazans fire 80 rockets, mortars at Israel in 24 hours
Palestinians fired a total of 80 rockets at rural areas of southern Israel since Tuesday night, injuring five, causing damage and sending local residents fleeing for cover.
The Iron Dome missile defense system successfully intercepted a Grad rocket over Ashkelon Wednesday afternoon, one of eight struck down since Tuesday night.
IAF strikes targeting Palestinian rocket-launching squads killed four Hamas operatives, but did little to stem the flow of rockets.
Hamas's armed wing, the Al-Qassam brigades, took responsibility Wednesday for a barrage of rockets unleashed against Israel since Tuesday night as well as the bomb that critically injured an IDF officer along the Gaza-Israel border on Tuesday. The explosive was placed on a gate in the Kissufim region, near Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) also took responsibility for the Gaza border bomb.
In a statement posted on its website, Hamas said it fired the rockets, which it said were in response to Israeli air strikes from 7:00 till 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday. It also said that on Tuesday it "detonated a roadside bomb near Israeli infantry soldiers east of Khan Yunis city."
Of the projectiles fired by the terrorists, 22 landed in the Eshkol region while 21 landed in the Lachish region, according to the Israel Police. An additional 27 rockets landed in the South by Wednesday evening. The barrage followed 10 rockets fired on Tuesday evening, making a total of 80. Five homes were damaged, according to Israel Radio.
Of the five injured, three were foreign workers, two of whom suffered critical injuries and were evacuated via helicopter to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba. The others were either lightly injured or being treated for shock, according to Israel Radio.
IDF Home Front command instructed residents living within 10 km of Gaza to remain indoors and take shelter.
Air raid sirens went off during the attacks and local residents fled for cover. Southern municipalities canceled schools amid the ongoing escalation. Police have heightened patrols around Gaza in the south, including bomb sappers to deal with the heightened threat.
The IAF carried out the air strike around 7 a.m. Wednesday morning following three operations overnight, each striking rocket-launching cells in the northern and southern Gaza Strip. Hamas said that four of its operatives were killed in the strikes, and another three injured. The IDF also launched tank fire at targets in southern Gaza on Wednesday morning.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned that Israel’s response to the bomb attack would be “very hard,” while Barak characterized the attack as a “severe incident.”