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Hezbollah rocket kills 12 Israeli reserve soldiers
KFAR GILADI, Israel - Twelve Israeli soldiers were killed when a Hezbollah rocket landed among reservists in northern Israel on Sunday, the guerrilla groups deadliest single missile strike of the Lebanon war.The army confirmed reservists called up for duty for ground operations in southern Lebanon had been killed in the attack on the Kfar Giladi communal farm, but did not say how many. Medics put the toll at 12, with dozens of people wounded. Soldiers near the scene held their heads and one wept as a military ambulance pulled away. Helicopters landed nearby to fly the seriously wounded to hospitals further from the war front. Blood-stained army boots stood on a stone wall. Stretchers lay on the ground, covered in blood. One officer looked down at the bodies, some covered by blankets, and shook his head in disbelief. I dont recall so many dead ever. This is terrible, said Ron Valensi, head of the upper Galilee municipal council and a resident of Kfar Giladi, on Channel 2 Television. The attack occurred near the communal farms graveyard, not far from the Lebanese border. Smoke rose from two destroyed cars. Trees burned in the aftermath of the attack, sending plumes of smoke into the air. Medics said several soldiers among the wounded were in critical condition. The casualties bring to 45 the number of people killed in northern Israel in rocket strikes since war broke out on July 12 after Hezbollah seized two soldiers in a cross-border raid. At least 153 rockets landed across northern Israel on Sunday, police said. Posted by: Steve White 2006-08-07 |
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