Thursday, August 25, 2011

16 New Qassam Rockets Fired from Gaza Into Israel


It appears that Hamas and the other gangs of Satan's minions have decided to bring it all on as they fired at least 16 Qassam rockets into southern Israel today. This all follows upwards of 20 rocket firings on Wednesday.

From the report at Israel National News:

At lest sixteen Qassam rockets and mortar shells were fired from Gaza on Thursday evening exploding in open fields in Eshkol, the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council, and south of Ashkelon. The "Color Red" warning siren was sounded in the areas under attack.

Shortly after 7pm another rocket was fired that struck near the Erez crossing. The IAF reported warplanes struck a separate terror cell preparing a launch just before the Erez attack and scored a "precise hit."

Gaza sources Thursday confirmed a terror cell launching mortar shells and Kassam rockets from the northern Gaza town of Beit Lehiya was hit by IAF fire. The sources say an air force missile hit a motorcycle carrying Salim Arabid and Ala Abu-Hiraf of the Islamic Jihad terror group's Al-Quds companies.

No injuries or damage have been reported thus far.

Now, probably the most disturbing thing about this new scenario is what is found at the very end of this article:

The Netanyahu government has said a dramatic intervention in Gaza aimed at changing the strategic reality in Israel's favor and safeguarding its citizens is not on the agenda.

Now, I'm sure that Netanyahu and his officials have a much better handle on things and perhaps they have info that this is a setup for them to walk into but we just went thru a desperate plea from Hamas for a ceasefire with the Israelis struck back and I'd like to see a very tough response to these new attacks.

Or, perhaps we are seeing a new Israeli strategy of not announcing their responses so explicitly...at lease I hope so because I want to see Hamas leadership bodies stacked like cordwood after this is all said and done.




At Least 16 Rockets, Mortars Fired From Gaza


Rocket fire from Gaza resumed as expected Thursday evening in an onslaught that started with last week’s deadly bus-attack that left 8 Israelis dead.

At lest sixteen Qassam rockets and mortar shells were fired from Gaza on Thursday evening exploding in open fields in Eshkol, the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council, and south of Ashkelon. The "Color Red" warning siren was sounded in the areas under attack.

Shortly after 7pm another rocket was fired that struck near the Erez crossing. The IAF reported warplanes struck a separate terror cell preparing a launch just before the Erez attack and scored a "precise hit."

Gaza sources Thursday confirmed a terror cell launching mortar shells and Kassam rockets from the northern Gaza town of Beit Lehiya was hit by IAF fire. The sources say an air force missile hit a motorcycle carrying Salim Arabid and Ala Abu-Hiraf of the Islamic Jihad terror group's Al-Quds companies.

No injuries or damage have been reported thus far.

Earlier Thursday, a projectile exploded in open territory in the Sdot Negev Regional Council. No injuries were reported, but damage was caused to a high voltage line.

The attacks come as Israelis braced for more attacks after at least 20 rockets fired into Israel Wednesday night. These were in addition to a shooting attack that wounded two and the customary rock-throwing attacks.

A 9-month-old baby sustained light to moderate wounds from one of the rockets Wednesday.

A security official who spoke to Arutz Sheva on condition of anonymity said Israel's security community fully expects - in addition to the general escalation - more "qualitative attacks" from Gaza-based terrorists in the future.

The official intimated Gaza's terror groups, in cooperation with Sinai-based terrorists, are seeking to undermine Israel's relationship with Egypt and "turn back the clock" on the regional status quo.

The Netanyahu government has said a dramatic intervention in Gaza aimed at changing the strategic reality in Israel's favor and safeguarding its citizens is not on the agenda.

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