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| Only remaining effective Hamas force is rocket launch teams |
| 2009-01-07 |
| The name of the game for Hamas at the moment, defense [IDF] officials say is to reach significant psychological achievements, such as kidnapping a soldier or firing rockets that will cause damage to Israeli life and property. To this end, Hamas is exercising great caution in this arena and is preserving their weapons caches, even rationing them so that their inventory does not run out too soon. also Hamas is still taking action against Fatah affiliates and is willing to take all measures in order to swipe at them. For instance, this week a 70-year-old elderly man was shot to death when he refused to disclose the location of his son, a Fatah operative. |
| Posted by:mhw |
| #7 Hamas was able to fire off about 25 rockets Wed. That's down a bit but not by much. We'll see about tomorrow. Several of the rockets did structural damage and, of course, much of the economy of S Israel has been effectively shut down. |
| Posted by: mhw 2009-01-07 22:08 |
| #6 besides scaring civilians are the rocket teams really effective? Not up too US or Israeli thoughts of being effective like killing 10 or 20 fighters with 1 strike |
| Posted by: rabid whitetail 2009-01-07 21:49 |
| #5 RUSSIA TODAY > HAMAS SECRET WEAPON AIMED AT ISRAEL? IDF believes is most lkely a long-range rocket [40-mile range] capable of hitting DIMONA [hardened] and espec SPRAWLING TEL AVIV [how to miss a City widout really trying]!? Also from RUSSIA TODAY > ISRAELI WARFARE: EMERGENCY BACKUP. Israel calling up Milyuhns and Zilyuhns and Tilyuhns = 000's of extra Reservists as precaution agz Islamist attacks from other strategic directions [read, NORTHERN FRONT = HIZBOLLAH IN LEBANON]??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-01-07 19:58 |
| #4 A strong Israeli presence is necessary to stop resupply. UN troops would just look the other way (see Lebanon). |
| Posted by: Keystone 2009-01-07 18:39 |
| #3 I guess Im in general more of "walk away from the table when youre ahead" kind of guy. Lots of things can happen in war. So far Israel is ahead - lots of damage to Hamas - leaders killed, terrs killed and captured, infrastructure and weapons stocks destroyed, at the cost of only a handful of IDF casualties, and even the "qana" event Israeli PR is fighting back manfully on - Hamas has been shown to be far weaker then Hezbo, and IDFs deterrence restored. And heading toward what may be a ceasefire on Israels terms. I wouldnt endanger that, take the chance on a big bad thing happening (a major kidnapping, a real Qana, etc). I think this will done by Shabbos. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2009-01-07 17:23 |
| #2 New secret Hamas launch pad. |
| Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2009-01-07 15:09 |
| #1 Which is why Israel has to stay in Gaza for a long period, wearing them down and picking them off. There is no way they can re-supply with the strip cut in half. |
| Posted by: Apostate 2009-01-07 11:30 |