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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Hamas: 87 shells fired at Israeli targets in 24 hours
2008-12-26
The military wing affiliated to Hamas, Al-Qassam Brigades released a statement on Thursday morning briefing the group's military activities over the first twenty four hours of an operation they called "Oil Stain" which started Wednesday morning.

According to the statement, a total of 87 shells have been fired at Israeli targets bordering the Gaza Strip including 54 mortar shells, 31 homemade projectiles which Hamas calls "Qassam", and two Soviet-made Grad missiles.

Al-Qassa Brigades threatened to enlarge the "Oil Stain" to get more thousands of Israelis "under fire". The group asserted that its fighters are "far greater than surrendering to Israeli threats and that they became much more prepared to counter Israeli aggression and to defend themselves than in the past."

In a different regard, Hamas announced death of six of its activists on Tuesday and Wednesday in Israeli airstrikes.
Posted by:Fred

#9  First I read about a Hamas rocket killing two little Palestinian girls then I read Hamas has fired 87 mortar shells and/or rockets with no mention of any Israeli casualties whatsoever. Boy, that's some kinda shootin', huh?

So why does IDF need to return fire? Paleos are not only impotent, they are their own worst enemy.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2008-12-26 16:07  

#8  when did that 24 hour truce begin that Hamas announced it was gonna recognize?
Posted by: rabid whitetail   2008-12-26 11:45  

#7  "You've had your six eighty-seven. My turn."
-- James Bond, "Doctor No"
Posted by: mojo   2008-12-26 11:33  

#6  Hell, Fish I think Zero is gonna hang everybody out to dry after taking them to the cleaners that is. Unless you can do Him some short term good, this its 'under da bus wit'cha.'
Posted by: USN,Ret.   2008-12-26 11:23  

#5  And they restrain themselves why? So as not to waste the great love and respect from the rest of the world? Please. Just announce that ALL attacks will be responded to. Collateral damage from (war crime) attacks from civilian areas are the responsibility of the attacker.

Our new president zero is gonna hang Israel out to dry anyway.

Defend yourselves.
Posted by: Hellfish   2008-12-26 09:49  

#4  Yes, the IDF attempts to avoid hitting School playgrounds and nesting sites residential areas but that does not stop the endless photography of "dead non-combatants" from hitting the news in the wake of each IDF attack.
Posted by: Besoeker   2008-12-26 08:33  

#3  tip, I'm sure they have the stuff, but I suspect they don't return fire because the missiles are launched from places like school playgrounds and they are unwilling to generate that kind of collateral damage and the bad world publicity it would generate (for Israel, not for the paleos launching rockets at school recess.)
Posted by: Glenmore   2008-12-26 08:27  

#2  Has anyone found out why there is no anti-mortar or missile systems in place there? Do we have a bad case of "Not Invented Here" syndrome in Israel?
Posted by: tipover   2008-12-26 02:00  

#1  Time for Israel to make a new Palestain.
Posted by: Skidmark   2008-12-26 00:13  

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