 Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades commander promises Dire Revenge™ quick, painful response following killing of two group members by Border Guard in Bethlehem; 'upcoming attacks on Tel Aviv, using Grad rockets and other methods, will be beginning of our wave of retaliation,' he says. Abu Udai, an al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades commander, told Ynet on Sunday that his group "will fire a barrage of Grad rockets at Tel Aviv within 48 hours."
| "We shall have Dire Revenge™!" |
| Any minute now, just wait, we're ... umm ... getting it ready an' all that an' ... umm .... scurrying into our cellars and stuff. |
The comments were made following the assassination of two al-Aqsa terror suspects in Bethlehem earlier Sunday by a special Border Guard unit. Al-Aqsa, Fatah's military wing, said the assassination would not go unanswered. "The coming hours will show the seriousness of the group's intention and the start of preparations | yup. we've got a committee all formed and Fatima is checking calendars for availability. we've even notified the caterers - this is Serious!! |
to attack Tel Aviv with a Grad missile from the West Bank," said Abu Udai, who lives in Bethlehem. "We tell the occupiers, our response will be crushing and the Israelis will regret their crimes."
After which they'll plaster the launch site, so I'd flee run away scoot if I were you. |
After the assassination, Abu Udai told Ynet that one of the killed Palestinians, 27-year-old Ahmad Musleh, was among the group's heroes, but that he was not a senior member as Israel was trying to describe him. | nah - the Joooos didn't kill anyone IMPORTANT or anything. Not that the glorious shaheed isn't glorious but ... oh, excuse me - gotta take a call on the other line. (whew) |
"Israel is glorifying the brave shahid's (martyr's) status in a bid to justify its crime. Musleh's blood will not be in vain and we will continue to pursue the enemy wherever it is," he said.
| "But carefully, 'cause those Apache helicopters are mighty nasty!" he added softly. |
Abu Udai added that the Bethlehem operation proves that there is no peace partner on the Israeli side and that all the talks about reaching a dialogue with the Israelis are futile. "The resistance must be the Palestinian people's only opposition in the face of the occupation and its crimes," he said.
Following recent targeted killings of al-Aqsa members, the organization threatened to launch unusual retaliation acts against Israel, which were usually not implemented and remained in the form of a threat.
| "We shall have Dire Revenge™ ... next week. We think." |
"The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades are committed to continue the resistance. The upcoming attacks on Tel Aviv – using rockets and other methods – will be the beginning of our wave of retaliation," Abu Udai said.
Earlier Sunday, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz confirmed during the cabinet meeting that last Friday Palestinian terrorists again attempted to fire a Grad rocket from the Gaza Strip to Israel, as was the case on Election Day. The Palestinian announced the attempted Grad attack on Friday, but the defense establishment only reported the incident Sunday. The launching of the rocket failed due to technical reasons.
Dang it, Mahmoud, you didn't connect the red wire!"
"But Boss, remember what happened to Achmed last time? He connected the red wire and KA-BOOM!" |
The Grad rocket launching system has several of barrels, and requires a team of five people to prepare it for operation within a number of minutes. The system is capable of firing 40 rockets within 20 seconds. The Grad's fire range is about 30 kilometers.
As I mentioned before, firing 155mm Howitzers, only eight rounds would almost guarantee that you would nail their firing team and their launching truck. With four guns that would take 30 seconds. |