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| November 19, 2012
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Gaza soccer stadium bombed, weapons cache hit

IDF says multiple weapons hidden under grass in Gaza Strip stadium, where long-range rockets were fired from

By Yoav Zitun

 

IAF aircraft bombed the Gaza Strip’s soccer stadium on Sunday night, after long-range rockets were fired from the site towards Israel. The facility also served as a weapons cache, the IDF said.

Hamas PM at stadium (Archive photo: AP)

Hamas PM at stadium – Photo: AP

The IDF said over 80 targets were attacked in the Strip overnight, including hidden launchers, tunnels and training camps. Great damage was caused to the terror organizations’ weapons depositories.

Amongst targets was an underground launching site, from which rockets were fired on the southern city of Kiryat Malachi Sunday night. Continue Reading »

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| November 19, 2012
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Israel Gives Hamas a 36-Hr Ultimatum: Stop, Or Else!

Diplomatic message to Morsi: Hamas terrorism must cease by Tuesday evening or Ground Incursion is on

By Gil Ronen

 

Israel has delivered an ultimatum to Hamas through Egypt, according to which the IDF will widen its offensive in Gaza in 36 hours unless Hamas ceases firing rockets and smuggling arms into Gaza, IDF Radio reported Monday morning.

Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz told the station that the time left before Israel steps up its attack can be measured in “hours, not days.”

“We are at a junction,” he said. “Either we go toward a calm or toward a meaningful widening of the operation… including a possible move to achieve complete military decision.” Continue Reading »

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| November 19, 2012
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Rockets begin again in southern Israel after quiet night

Terrorists in Gaza fire 7 rockets at Israel after no attacks through the night

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 9 during the night

Police station in Gaza City targeted

By YAAKOV LAPPIN, BEN HARTMAN, , JPOST.COM STAFF

Terrorists in the Gaza strip renewed their fire Monday morning after a relatively quiet night on the Israeli front, setting off the red alerts in southern towns. A total of seven rockets landed in open fields outside Eshkol and Sha’ar Hanegev, causing no injuries or damage, Army Radio reported.

IAF strikes in Gaza

IAF strikes in Gaza – Photo: REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

Israeli strikes in Gaza killed nine people overnight Sunday, Palestinian sources reported.

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| November 19, 2012
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Sen. McCain: Without Iron Dome, Israel would already be in Gaza

US diplomats support Israel’s right to defend itself, but stress need for negotiations: ‘No one wants ground war’

Yitzhak Benhorin

 

The Iron Dome anti-missile system has successfully intercepted most of the rockets fired at Israel since the beginning of Operation Pillar of Defense. The Interception rate was a source of pride for man US politicians, seeing as the United States contributed an estimated $300 million for the development of the system.

Iron Dome – Photo: AFP

Israel’s ambassador to Washington Michael Oren and Israeli diplomats have expressed Israel’s gratitude to the US’s financial aid on various occasions in recent days. Continue Reading »

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| November 19, 2012
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Found: Unexploded Rocket on Roof of Building

Apparently, the rocket had become fused with the tar on the roof, and defusing it would have required excessively moving it, which could have caused the missile to explode.

By David Lev

 

A resident of Ashdod on Sunday may have saved many lives – when he found an unexploded rocket on the roof of his apartment building.

An Israeli soldier holds the remains of a rocket fired from the Gaza

An Israeli soldier holds the remains of a rocket fired from the Gaza – AFP photo

During the five days of Operation Pillar of Defense, hundreds of rockets have been fired at Israel by Gaza Arab terrorists. The Iron Dome missile interception system has had an excellent record so far of intercepting Hamas rockets that are aimed at residential areas. Continue Reading »

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| November 18, 2012
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Hasan Nasrallah: Ground operation would be mistake for Israel

Hassan Nasrallah: “I think that the Israelis would be engaging in a folly and making a very big mistake if they decide to launch a ground military operation against Gaza,”

By The Daily Star

 

BEIRUT: Hamas has the capacity to engage militarily in a ground operation with Israel, should the Jewish State decide to launch one, Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said over the weekend.

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah speaks on a TV screen during a ceremony in Beirut's southern suburbs, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. (The Daily Star/Hasan Shaaban)

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah speaks on a TV screen during a ceremony in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Monday, Nov. 12, 2012. – The Daily Star/Hasan Shaaban

“I affirm to you that even in a ground operation by Israel, the resistance in Gaza, thank God, has sufficient capabilities, will and plans which were formulated after the 2008 war to fill in gaps, [to face Israel],” Nasrallah said Saturday during a televised speech on the third day of Ashura.

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| November 18, 2012
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Obama on Ground Assault: “fully supportive of Israel’s right to defend itself”

Although, President Obama appeared to leave the decision to Israel, Britain warned Israel against a ground incursion into Gaza.

By David Lev

 

Britain warned Israel Sunday against launching a ground operation in Gaza, but the United States appeared to leave the decision to Israel.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama – White House

On a visit to the Far East, President Barack H. Obama said that the U.S. is, and will remain, “fully supportive of Israel’s right to defend itself.”

“There is no country in the world that would be prepared to tolerate” the rain of missiles on its citizens that Israel is, and the U.S. Continue Reading »

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| November 18, 2012
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GOTCHA! IDF takes out Hamas’s rocket chief

Hamas reports: Strike that targeted Yahiya Abiya also killed 11 civilians, raising death toll to at least 60, with hundreds wounded.

By JPOST.COM STAFF, YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

The Iron Dome intercepted two long-range rockets fired at Tel Aviv on Sunday evening. No injuries or damage was reported, police say.

Hamas claimed responsibility for firing at the city.

It was the second strike on Israel’s commercial capital on Sunday. In the earlier attack, one person was hurt by falling debris from a rocket that was intercepted south of the city.

Smoke rises after an IAF strike in Gaza [file] – Photo: REUTERS


On Sunday afternoon, the IDF assassinated the head of Hamas’s rocket program, Yahiya Abiya in an airstrike. Continue Reading »

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| November 18, 2012
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Hamas videos: Tel Aviv hit by missile & jet downed

Terror group releases fake videos allegedly documenting Fajr-5 missile targeting TA & Israel Air Force jet hit, in attempt to demonstrate effectiveness.

By Elior Levy

 

Following the assassination of Hamas military chief Ahmed Al-Jabari, Palestinian factions in Gaza have threatened to “burn down Israeli towns.” Indeed, Israel’s south has been subjected to ceaseless rocket attacks in recent days – but a video allegedly documenting the launch of a Fajr-5 missile toward Tel Aviv turned out to be false.

Launched toward TA? – From Hamas clip

Hamas’ military wing is trying to prove, mainly to Gazans, that it possesses the capability to launch long-range rockets. Continue Reading »

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| November 18, 2012
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CNN falls victim to Pallywood with eyes wide open

Hamas accidentally killed the Baby by Kassam rocket falling short of mark

Egyptian FM Kissed the Dead Baby for Photo-op

CNN Blamed Israel even when signs of explosion show massive shrapnel unlike high-yield explosive missiles used by IDF


 

The death of a baby is tragic, always.  But for the terrorists in Gaza and their supporters, the death of a child provides an irresistible public relations bonanza. Even when the killer of the baby isn’t their enemy, but their own weapons.

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Dead child exploited for Pallywood. CNN falls victim.

So when the Egyptian Prime Minister, Hesham Kandil, paid a visit to Gaza as a show of support for his fellow Islamists, a dead four-year-old child, Mahmoud Sadallah, was furnished for the photo opportunity.  Continue Reading »

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| November 18, 2012
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Report: Netanyahu assured Obama Israel not planning ground assault

The Daily Beast reports Israeli PM assured US president Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza will happen only if Hamas escalates rocket fire.

By Yitzhak Benhorin

 

WASHINGTON – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave private assurances to US President Barack Obama on Friday evening that Israel was not planning at that moment to launch a ground offensive in Gaza, The Daily Beast news website reported.

Obama and Netanyahu – Photo: Avi Ohayon, GPO

According to the report, which was published early on Sunday, Netanyahu told Obama that those plans would change if Hamas escalated its rocket war.

According to two American officials who were briefed on the phone conversation between Netanyahu and Obama, the PM said Israel would not consider a full-scale ground invasion of Gaza unless there was escalation from Hamas or an attack that caused significant casualties. Continue Reading »

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| November 18, 2012
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IDF Video: Precise IAF Bombing of Missile Site inside Mosque Courtyard

New IDF Video: IAF Surgical attack on underground missile launch-site located in the backyard of a neighborhood mosque.

The Mosque was not hit.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

The Israeli Air Force has issued a new video showing the pinpoint accuracy of aerial bombings and Hamas’ use of holy sites for terror.

The surgical missile strike bombed the underground launcher site in the backyard of a mosque without causing damage to the building, used for worship by Muslims.

Precision aerial bombings in the Pillar of Defense counterterrorist operation have proven themselves, sparing civilian deaths and a media backlash.

Israel suffered serious damage in the Hamas propaganda war in Operation Cast Lead four years ago. Continue Reading »

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| November 18, 2012
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1 lightly injured as volley of rockets hit Ashkelon

Palestinian official says Egypt-brokered truce talks continue.

Palestinians: 2 killed, 15 hurt as IDF striked overnight

PM reportedly tells Obama he won’t launch ground operation unless Hamas escalates rocket attacks

By REUTERS, JPOST.COM STAFF

 

A number of rockets targeted the South Sunday morning after a several-hour reprieve from rocket fire overnight Saturday as the IDF targeted dozens of sites in the Gaza Strip. One rocket struck a building in Ashkelon Sunday morning, lightly injuring one person and causing serious damage to the building.

IAF strikes in Gaza - Photo: REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

IAF strikes in Gaza – Photo: REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

At least two other rockets hit Asheklon Sunday morning. Continue Reading »

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| November 18, 2012
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100 Gaza Rockets Fell Short, Never Left Gaza

Statistics show that of the 824 rockets fired from Gaza at Israel over the past few days, 100 have landed in Gaza itself!

By Elad Benari

 

While Gaza’s terrorists have fired hundreds of rockets and missiles into Israel over the past few days, quite a few have landed in Gaza itself.

According to statistics published by the IDF on Saturday night as the fourth day of Operation Pillar of Defense ended, 824 rockets have been fired at Israel, 243 of which were intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile system. 100 of those rockets have landed in Gaza.

At the same time, IAF aircraft, using precise intelligence, have succeeded in hitting no less than 900 terrorist targets in the four days of the operation. Continue Reading »

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| November 17, 2012
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Video: Hamas warns Israel it will renew suicide attacks

Qassam Brigade message to the IDF: “Go forth, brave one, to your death.”

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

 

Hamas’s armed wing on Saturday night released a Hebrew-language video warning that it would renew its deadly suicide bombing campaign in Israel.

Reads: Wait for us soon

Reads: Wait for us soon – screen-shot

Introduced with a message “from the Palestinian nation to the Zionists,” the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades video added “We have missed the suicide [bombs]… wait for us soon in stores, buses and cafes.”

In broken Hebrew with Arabic translations, the video added: “Don’t sleep, because soon we will come to you in your sleep.” Continue Reading »

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