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| First rocket hits Haifa; Katyushas hit Nahariya, Safed |
| 2006-07-13 |
| For the first time ever, a rocket launched from Lebanon landed in Haifa. The launch represented the farthest a rocket had ever reached into Israel. Five Katyusha rockets struck an apartment building in Nahariya on Thursday evening. Fortunately, there were no people in the apartment at the time, but a cul-de-sac in the road below caught fire as shrapnel and debris hit a nearby electrical pole. Five people were reportedly wounded, Channel 2 reported. At the same time another rocket hit the old city in Safed. Two women were killed in both Safed and Nahariya earlier in the day. Katyusha rockets landed in the northern Israeli towns of Karmiel, Hatzor, and Majd el-Kurum, as well as several other communities, throughout the north on Thursday afternoon. At least 28 people were wounded in Majd el-Kurum - two moderately and seven from shrapnel. Others were lightly wounded and suffering from shock. At least 90 Israelis have been wounded since the onset of Operation Just Reward Wednesday afternoon. Residents of Safed, Rosh Pina Hatzor and Karmiel were ordered to enter bomb shelters and fortified rooms on Thursday afternoon, as other residents of the north were ordered to do earlier. The calls came after Katyushas fell in Safed's immigration center, old marketplace, Safed College and the Amit Center. Some 21 Safed residents were wounded. At least two people were wounded at the immigration center. Two people were seriously wounded from shrapnel, while some were lightly wounded, and many more were in shock. MDA teams were treating the wounded at the scene and evacuating in ambulances to the city's Ziv Hospital. Hospitals throughout the North were ordered to raise their readiness level to Level Three, the second highest possible. Medical teams were being ordered to remain at their posts in expectation of continued Katyusha strikes. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #16 Now 2 confirmed dead (both women), 90 injured. Israel is not going to play games: they're going to put some serious hurt on those responsible. I'd love to see them capture a half-dozen Iranians, and send them back on the tops of nuke warheads. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-07-13 22:52 |
| #15 thanks flyover. It would be REAL nice to capture an IRG unit.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-07-13 21:27 |
| #14 BTW, the al-Fajer (al-fajr) missiles are also referenced as "Katyusha rockets". From GlobalSecurity.org: Iranian Artillery Rockets - Specs and Iranian Artillery Rockets - Overview whihc contains this: In early 2001 it was reported that Hizbullah had set up a belt of mobile multi-barreled rocket launchers and truck-mounted missiles along IsraelÂ’s northern flank ready to go off the moment Israel launched a large-scale military offensive against Lebanon. The Japanese-made Isuzo truck launchers carry Fajr-3 (Arabic for dawn-3) projectiles, a third generation of Katyusha rockets with a 60-kilometer range manufactured by Iran's air force industry. Hey, I'm diggin everywhere I can think of, LOL. |
| Posted by: flyover 2006-07-13 21:01 |
| #13 "Flight pattern and refueling from Diego Garcia to Qom, Tehran, Isfahan, et al, plotted?" "plotted" "weapons secure?" "secure" "this is for the '79 hostages and Beirut Marines" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-07-13 20:29 |
| #12 You can also watch for a link confirming it at the MyWay aggregator page. Currently, all of the MSM outlets offered there are going out of their way to mention it, one quoting the Israelis that it is a major escalation, and say it was Hezb a rocket. One story even claims it was two rockets. Believe me, I pray for many confirmation sources. It would blow the whole Iranian game wide open. I don't know if Harmon "goofed" by spilling this, which just might be the case when you think about it, but I have no doubt it will put the Donks on the defensive and blow away the farce that Iran isn't pulling all the strings. They deserve to be center-stage and for the US take them down - all the way to Hell. |
| Posted by: flyover 2006-07-13 20:28 |
| #11 The truly interesting part of the Haifa attack is that Hezbollah denied they were responsible, LOL. Think about that for a minute... What it unintentionally reveals is the truth - they didn't fire the missile, the Iranians who accompanied the al-Fajer missile did, because the dumb gunnies of Hezb wouldn't know how. You can bet that if the Hezb Lions (LOL) had done it, they'd be crowing, not denying. I sure hope the interview with Harmon is the vid they choose to put up from today's show... |
| Posted by: flyover 2006-07-13 20:16 |
| #10 crosspatch - She was on John Gibson's Big Story - a show I usually skip - it will probably be released by Fox as a video on the show's page, but today's show segments haven't been put up, yet - they're still showing links for yesterday's videos. The page is here. It was pure dynamite. |
| Posted by: flyover 2006-07-13 19:59 |
| #9 Confirmed that the IRANIANS launched it? Got a link? |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2006-07-13 19:51 |
| #8 It was confirmed by Jane Harmon, Minority Leader of House Intel Committee, on FoxNews almost 2 hours ago, crosspatch. :) |
| Posted by: flyover 2006-07-13 19:39 |
| #7 That comment should have been preceeded with the words "There are UNCONFIRMED reports that ..." |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2006-07-13 19:32 |
| #6 Someone posted this over at Redstate: ...that the missile fired at Haifa was launched by Iranian Revolutionary Guards stationed in south Lebanon |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2006-07-13 19:31 |
| #5 Kirk, Perhaps they've had an 'oh shit' moment and are desperately trying to back-pedal. |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2006-07-13 15:07 |
| #4 Seems hezbollah wants war I think they want to provoke a war, not necessarily to fight it openly, which is what's coming to them maybe. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-07-13 14:51 |
| #3 They must think we believe this crap about the 'Political' branch of Hez not being responsible for the |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-07-13 14:45 |
| #2 Hezbollah denies the Haifa rocket attack was their doing. Riiiiiiiiiiight! |
| Posted by: Kirk 2006-07-13 14:39 |
| #1 Seems hezbollah wants war. Or should I say, iran and syria want war by proxy. |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2006-07-13 14:06 |