Israel: On Ground Updates
Major Escalation Overnight with Southern Israel under Heavy Fire - Iron Dome intercepts several rockets fired at Beersheba, Ofakim, siren activated in cities across south - Air Force bombs Rafah vehicle, three Hamas men killed
Saturday, April 09, 2011
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* YNetNews.com brings us this VERY troubling news out of Israel early this Saturday morning...
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* DEBKA.com had this take on this morning news and their report starts off like this... Before dawn Saturday, April 9, Hamas inflicted its heaviest missile blitz yet on southern Israel... acting now on guidelines from the Lebanese Hizballah. More than a dozen heavy Grad missiles were aimed at seven Israeli cities injuring 10 civilians. One exploded in the sand dunes of Palmahim, aimed at Israel's nuclear research reactor at Nahal Soreq, More missiles landed south of Kiryat Gat, Ofakim, Beersheba and Ashkelon. Sirens sent people running for cover in Gedera and Gan Yavneh. The two Iron Dome systems deployed last week intercepted six of the Grad missiles fired at Beersheba, Ashkelon and Ashdod. The IDF responded by targeting three senior Hamas commanders in an air strike in the southern Gaza town of Khan Younes...
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* CNN.com had this report up mid morning today and it starts off like this... Increased violence between Gaza-based militants and the Israeli military entered its third day Saturday amid growing fears that the escalation could bring about large-scale Israeli military action...
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* NYDailyNews.com brings us this Editorial today...
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* The Slatest had this short report posted late Saturday morning...
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-- Death toll rises in Israeli-Gaza violence --
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About video: The Israeli Government says airstrikes on Hamas targets in Gaza will continue... Eighteen people, mainly civilians but also some militants, have been killed in Gaza since the strikes began after an attack on an Israeli school bus on Thursday which wounded a teenage boy... Since then Israel has carried out more than 20 raids on Gaza, claiming that they are targeting militants, and blaming civilian deaths on Hamas, who it says are using people as human shields.
This video posted on YouTube by Euronews
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Post Update: Sunday
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* Haaretz.com reports... Israel has decided to continue to "work against terrorism in Gaza," despite Hamas' call for a ceasefire, Cabinet Secretary Zvi Hauser said on Sunday... The political-security cabinet convened earlier in the day in order to discuss the current situation with Gaza. After being briefed on the latest developments, the cabinet decided to instruct the Israel Defense Forces and security officials to "continue to work against terrorism in Gaza in order to stop the firing on Israel and return quiet to southern Israel," Hauser said...
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Also from Haaretz is this report today...
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* AFP brings us this report this Sunday afternoon...
Israel on Sunday urged its citizens and foreign Jews to exercise special caution against possible militant attack when travelling over the Passover holiday as tensions in the Gaza Strip rise...
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* JPost.com has this report late Sunday... Palestinian official says Hamas, Israel agree to truce shortly before rocket explodes near Ashkelon; no injuries or damage reported; 13 rockets, mortars in total launched from Gaza in latest day of attacks...
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Israel presents: Iron Dome in action
About this video from YNET: Defense Ministry releases video showing missile defense system intercepting incoming rocket. 'Everything functioned properly... from detection to interception. We weren't surprised by any scenario, and were prepared for everything,' says head of IDF Military Research and Development Unit
Read the story HERE
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