On Ground Updates: Israel - February 21, 2009

On Ground Updates: Israel
Katyusha Rocket Fired from Lebanon Saturday Morning Lands near Home in Israel's Western Galilee Region
Saturday, February 21, 2009
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File photo by Dan Bronfeld, IDF Spokesperson

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YNETNews.com brings us this troubling news today and it starts off like this… A Katyusha rocket fired from Lebanon Saturday morning landed near a home in Israel's western Galilee region. Three members of the family residing in the home sustained mild injuries in the attack, and two more suffered from shock. The wounded were treated by Magen David Adom paramedics and then evacuated to a hospital in Nahariya. The structure was damaged… Security sources in Lebanon said a second Katyusha landed in Lebanese territory. They said the rocket fire emanated from the area of Mansouri, south of Tyre, and that Israel responded by firing at least six artillery shells into southern Lebanon…
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Katyusha hits Galilee community; 3 lightly hurt
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JPOST.com reports it this way… Two and a half weeks after United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon discovered five rockets ready to be launched toward Israel, a Katyusha rocket slammed into the western Galilee near the town of Ma'alot on Saturday morning, lightly wounding three people…
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Katyusha hits Galilee, 3 people hurt
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FOXNews.com has the following news this morning and it starts off like this… U.S. officials are furious with the United Nations for its role in Hamas' attempt to enlist U.S. Sen John Kerry to transfer a letter from the Palestinian militant group to President Obama during Kerry's trip to the Middle East, an official source told FOX News… The incident also has raised security concerns over how much Hamas knew about Kerry's travel plans… Kerry turned the letter over to the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem on Friday, saying he was unaware that it was from Hamas until hearing about the letter in media reports, including on the BBC. He told FOX News on Saturday that he will not be visiting Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal during his trip to Syria on Saturday. He is scheduled to meet with Syrian President Bashar Assad…
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U.S. Officials Outraged at U.N. Over Hamas Letter to Obama
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* Just in case you’ve missed it... Here’s a heartwarming music video, in honor of the IDF soldiers and the residents of South Israel…
Click it out at link below…
Music Video: Our Hearts Are With IDF Soldiers In Gaza
Great, GREAT work, Mr. Chatukah. I know the people of Israel and all of those of IDF thank you for your wonderful work on this project.

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