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| IDF strikes Hamas target in Gaza following mortar attack |
| 2016-10-07 |
| [IsraelTimes] An IDF tank attacked a Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, outpost in the southern Gazoo Strip on Thursday in response to a mortar shell fired at southern Israel earlier in the day, the army said. Reports within the Gazoo Strip also indicated that Israeli forces struck a site in central Gazoo, east of the Bureij refugee camp, though that was not immediately confirmed by the IDF. There were no immediate reports of Paleostinian injuries. Earlier in the day, a mortar shell fired from Gazoo struck an open field in the Eshkol region, the army said. It was the second such attack by Paleostinians in two days. On Wednesday, a rocket hit the southern Israeli town of Sderot and went kaboom!in the middle of a street, causing some damage to the road, cars and nearby homes. Three people were hospitalized after suffering anxiety attacks. The Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... -affiliated Ahfad al-Sahaba-Aknaf Bayt al-Maqdis terrorist group took responsibility for Wednesday’s rocket launch. In a statement, the group said the attack on Sderot was a response to Hamas arresting several members of the organization. In response, the IDF struck Hamas targets, first with tank fire approximately an hour after the rocket struck Sderot and then with a series of In a statement, the IDF explained that Hamas ultimately "bears responsibility for every terror incident emanating from" the Gazoo Strip. After the A Hamas official said the group told Israel it would not allow other terrorist groups within Gazoo to further inflame the situation, according to Israel Radio. He said that the group passed on the message via a third party, Israel Radio reported. Three Gaza boat activists released, several remain in custody [IsraelTimes] New Zealand MP, two journalists on their way home; ten others await deportation after Israeli navy intercepts their vessel en route to Paleostinian enclave. Ynet reported late Thursday that several other activists would be leaving overnight, but that three of the activists were refusing to leave Israel voluntarily. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 I hear Aleppo is lovely, this time of year. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2016-10-07 13:17 |
| #1 New Zealand MP, two journalists on their way home Hopefully the route goes through Sanaa, Damascus, and various and other sundry hellholes on the way back to Auckland. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-10-07 11:05 |