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| Hamas claims to have hit major Israeli airbase |
| 2009-01-10 |
| (AKI) - Rockets fired by Hamas militants on Friday struck Tel Nof, a major Israeli airbase near Tel Aviv, the group's military wing the Ezzedin al-Qassam Brigades claimed on its Al-Aqsa TV channel. The alleged rocket strike came after Israeli firepower continued to pound the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on the 14th day of Operation Cast Lead. "With the help of Allah, we at 8 a.m. this morning managed to penetrate the furthest north into Israel that our rockets have yet reached," said the Ezzedin al-Qassam Brigades. Tel Nof airbase is located just 27 kilometres from Tel Aviv and houses a number of Israeli fighter and helicopter squadrons. Israel allegedly stores its nuclear weapons around the base. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 Actually, the nearest Israeli military base is about 35Km due east of Rafah, about halfway between Rafah and Beersheba. Even if Hamass could hit it, they wouldn't do any damage. Everything essential to operations is pretty well hardened. Google Earth coordinates: 31°14'3.25"N, 34°37'36.59"E. There's another airfield near Ashdod - they MAY have hit that. The only other military airfield in the area is Dimona, and it's outside even the farthest range of a Grad rocket. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-01-10 14:04 |
| #9 straight 6?? V-8 baby! why my..... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-01-10 13:39 |
| #8 There was no reports from any IDF airbases. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-01-10 13:17 |
| #7 Actually, Hamas hits their target 100% of the time. They aim at the ground, and they always hit it. Sometimes the ground is near a kindergarten, sometimes it is near a military base. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2009-01-10 11:53 |
| #6 Hamas hitting a major Isreali airbase is like the proverbial room full of monkeys sitting at typewriters trying to write Shakespeare...sooner or later they (Hamas) are bound to get something done. Sarcasm off :-) |
| Posted by: WolfDog 2009-01-10 11:26 |
| #5 DEBKA so SALT: First signs of Hamas cracking, Israel lets Gazan delegates leave for Cairo DEBKAfile Exclusive Report January 10, 2009, 12:29 PM (GMT+02:00) Israel's Gaza offensive on 15th day Israel's Gaza offensive on 15th day As Hamas showed first signs of cracking under Israel's massive 14-day assault, three Gaza leaders were allowed by Israel and Egypt to make their way secretly to Cairo for a second round of ceasefire talks – this time without conditions. DEBKAfile's military sources report Jemal Abu Hashem, who rarely appears on public, Salah Bardaweel, leader of Hamas parliament faction, and Heiman Ta'a, member of the military wing's command were allowed to exit Gaza, Friday, Jan 9 and make their way to the northern Sinai town of El Arish. From there, an Egyptian military flight flew them to Cairo. They were permitted to leave after consenting to an unconditional ceasefire, dropping their demand for open Gaza crossings and accepting that Israeli forces would hold their present lines. More details about this developing story later. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2009-01-10 09:57 |
| #4 Hahahahaha! Ahhh yoof. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-01-10 06:33 |
| #3 I'd hate to meet the one they shouldn't have had. |
| Posted by: Ulong the Ruthless3244 DBA Mike N. 2009-01-10 02:40 |
| #2 You're obviously the love child Joe Mendiola and Shipman should have had ... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-01-10 01:37 |
| #1 The way to stop this is for the Juice to deploy an F-150 to tow a tactical nuclear mortar launching Q Ship along the border. Straight 6, 5 speed and a sliding rear window to facilitate communication between the trucks driver and the ships captain. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2009-01-10 00:15 |