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| Israeli army says rocket silos found in Gaza |
| 2008-02-08 |
| The Israeli army on Thursday released video footage of what it said were underground silos in the northern Gaza Strip which militants intended to use to fire rockets into the Jewish state. An army spokeswoman said the two silos discovered at a site in the northern Gaza Strip were two meters (6.5ft) deep and one meter (3.3ft) in diameter, large enough to house the makeshift rockets which militants frequently launch into Israel. "During actions in the northern Gaza Strip last night, the Israel Defence Forces uncovered hidden concrete positions which serve as launching points for terrorists' rockets," the spokeswoman said. Night vision footage shot by troops showed cylindrical pits lined with what the military said were rocket launch rails. A spokesman for Hamas's military wing in Gaza did not acknowledge the silos were his group's work, but vowed to continue to "fight the occupation both above ground and underground". "The Qassam Brigades can fire rockets at will and all the (Israeli) methods will not be able to stop us," Abu Ubaida said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 Never annoy engineers. They can be endlessly creative when inspired. :-D |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-02-08 23:16 |
| #8 The IDF needs to bomb these silos with a large bomb that leaves a large and deep crater. In this way, Hamas can make a bigger silo without digging. They can backfill said new and improved silo with sand taken from the existing berms on the big sewage lagoons. Just an idea. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2008-02-08 22:18 |
| #7 So bomb them already. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-02-08 12:07 |
| #6 Ho-Hum! The real news would've been finding grain silos in |
| Posted by: Almost Anonymous5839 2008-02-08 10:10 |
| #5 Bounce the rubble. With pin-point accuracy, of course. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-02-08 10:03 |
| #4 HamASS Sono Tube Launchers are strictly for the Shhhhh /Secrete MIRV WARHEADS. |
| Posted by: RD 2008-02-08 09:13 |
| #3 Well now we know why cement was a big ticket item during the bust out. Wonder if they paid for it with counterfeit money? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-02-08 09:01 |
| #2 Sono tubes in a dumpster |
| Posted by: Don Vito Gluck4405 2008-02-08 08:19 |
| #1 LOL! Paleo "underground silos" = holes in the ground. soon they'll be "hardened" with trash can lids |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-02-08 06:29 |