Perhaps you notice a slight difference in the response time by the Israelis to a rocket strike coming from the Gaza Strip? LOL Yeah, I would say there is a BIG difference between the way Olmert handled a rocket or two coming from Gaza versus the way Netanyahu is handling it as the IAF pounded Gaza today with at least six targeted bombings.
From the report at Times Online:
From the article:
What Hamas is trying to convey to all jihadi groups in Gaza is this: 1. Netanyahu is NOT Olmert and an immediate price will be paid for any rocket attack 2. Netanyahu will not hesitate to repeat Operation Cast Lead.
And I'll state it once more here...Hamas was obliterated in Operation Cast Lead - the leaders of Hamas are absolutely horrified by what happened and how decimated they were after that Israeli operation and although they will never stop the onslaught of Israel, they know they need much more time to regroup and refortify ... rocket attacks like this from other jihadi groups will only slow that rebuilding and might spark another operation from Israel.
What some of these moronic jihadis in Gaza don't realize is this - whenever they try sending a rocket into Israel, the Israelis already have dozens of targets identified ahead of time and the retaliation isn't only intended to focus on the attackers but is designed to take out strategic targets while they are at it.
No one ever said the Palestinians ever had any smarts.
From the report at Times Online:
Israeli aircraft attacked at least six targets in the Gaza Strip early today, the day after a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave killed a Thai worker in Israel as Baroness Ashton of Upholland, the EU’s deputy foreign policy chief, was visiting the blockaded territory.And I'll tell you who is really freaking out... Hamas. The rocket was fired by the al Qaeda-linked group, Ansar al-Sunna, and as Israel has said...any rockets coming from Gaza into Israel are the responsibility of Hamas, no matter who fires them off.
An Israeli military spokesman confirmed six sites had been targeted, including two tunnels dug near the Israeli border fence and a weapons manufacturing site, and added "direct hits were identified."
The rocket attack, from a radical Palestinian group with suspected ties to al-Qaeda, was the third in 24 hours, but the first deadly attack from Gaza at Israel in more than a year.
From the article:
Hamas Islamists, who took control of the Gaza Strip in 2007, had been urging other militant groups not to strike Israel, voicing concern about possible Israeli retaliation.
What Hamas is trying to convey to all jihadi groups in Gaza is this: 1. Netanyahu is NOT Olmert and an immediate price will be paid for any rocket attack 2. Netanyahu will not hesitate to repeat Operation Cast Lead.
And I'll state it once more here...Hamas was obliterated in Operation Cast Lead - the leaders of Hamas are absolutely horrified by what happened and how decimated they were after that Israeli operation and although they will never stop the onslaught of Israel, they know they need much more time to regroup and refortify ... rocket attacks like this from other jihadi groups will only slow that rebuilding and might spark another operation from Israel.
What some of these moronic jihadis in Gaza don't realize is this - whenever they try sending a rocket into Israel, the Israelis already have dozens of targets identified ahead of time and the retaliation isn't only intended to focus on the attackers but is designed to take out strategic targets while they are at it.
No one ever said the Palestinians ever had any smarts.
Israeli aircraft strike Gaza
Israeli aircraft attacked at least six targets in the Gaza Strip early today, the day after a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave killed a Thai worker in Israel as Baroness Ashton of Upholland, the EU’s deputy foreign policy chief, was visiting the blockaded territory.
Two civilians were wounded in one of three attacks on smuggling tunnels along the border with Egypt. The other targets included two open areas in Khan Younis and a metal foundry near Gaza City.
An Israeli military spokesman confirmed six sites had been targeted, including two tunnels dug near the Israeli border fence and a weapons manufacturing site, and added "direct hits were identified."
The rocket attack, from a radical Palestinian group with suspected ties to al-Qaeda, was the third in 24 hours, but the first deadly attack from Gaza at Israel in more than a year.
It came as Lady Ashton was visiting UN facilities in the coastal enclave, which was hard hit in a war 14 months ago when Israel launched a major offensive to try to stamp out constant rocket fire by Hamas, who rule the territory, and other militant groups.
On Thursday, Silvan Shalom, Israel's deputy Prime Minister, warned that Israel would make a strong response to the attack by the little known Ansar al-Sunna group, who consider Hamas to be too moderate and not Islamic enough.
Israel also sent a letter of complaint to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who is due to visit Israel at the weekend, and the UN Security Council.
Hamas Islamists, who took control of the Gaza Strip in 2007, had been urging other militant groups not to strike Israel, voicing concern about possible Israeli retaliation.
Palestinian militants in Gaza have carried out sporadic rocket and mortar bomb attacks on Israel since the end of a three-week Gaza war in January 2009, in which 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis were killed, usually without causing any casualties.
The Israeli military spokesman said more than 330 rockets have been fired from Gaza since the war. "We will continue to act against anyone who executes terror attacks against Israel," he said, reading a prepared statement.
The latest air strikes took place before a planned visit by US envoy George Mitchell, who is seeking to relaunch moribund peace talks in the region.
3 comments:
This is great stuff. I love Israel.
The one and only way to respond to terrorism.
Thats one way to get rid of the competition.
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