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More than 180 rockets were fired from the Gazoo Strip, and struck major population centers in southern Israel in the last 72 hours. More than 1,000,000 Israelis are under the threat of rocket fire.
Terrorists, such as the PRC
The Popular Resistance Committee was founded in September 2000, and since has categorically refused the idea of peace with Israel. The PRC is a sub-contractor for Iran and Hezbollah, paid for terror attacks against Israel from Gaza.
The PRC are funded and supported directly by Hamas. By allowing the PRC to operate as an ostensibly independent proxy, Hamas is able to carry out terror attacks against Israelis while maintaining an official stance of "restraint". In addition to monthly funding, Hamas also provides the PRC with weapons and training. |
are firing rockets into the cities of Ashdod, Be'ersheba, Yavne, Netivot and Ashkelon; as well as into the Eshkol and Shari Ha'Negev regional councils. Iron Dome system has so far intercepted 49 rockets that were to land in densely populated areas..
This post will be updated with information as it arrives. Last update on 12:30, March 12th.
Timeline:
Monday, March 12th, 2012
12:05 - Video: In response to the 180+ rockets fired from Gazoo into Israel, IDF targeted Islamic Jihad
...created after many members of the Egyptian Moslem Brotherhood decided the organization was becoming too moderate. Operations were conducted out of Egypt until 1981 when the group was exiled after the liquidation of President Anwar Sadat. They worked out of Gaza until they were exiled to Lebanon in 1987, where they clove tightly to Hezbollah. In 1989 they moved to Damascus, where they remain a subsidiary of Hezbollah...
weapons depot.
11:41 - Overnight, 25 rockets fired from Gazoo hit Israel. The Iron Dome active defense system intercepted 5 more rockets. Since the beginning of the latest escalation, the Iron Dome has intercepted a total of 49 rockets.
9.35 --  An IAF aircraft targeted a terrorist squad that was preparing to fire a rocket at Israel from the southern Gazoo Strip.
07:10Â -Â Overnight:Â Six terror sites targeted in Gazoo, both in the northern and southern parts of the Strip. Initial reports indicate approximately 20 rockets have been fired into Israel since midnight.
06:30 -- Â False reports of IDF aerial strikes on Sunday night, including the death of a three-year-old girl, were debunked.
Sunday, March 11th, 2012
22:27 -- As of now 147 rockets landed in Israel from Gazoo. The Iron Dome system intercepted 43 rockets out of 52 attempts.
13:37 - IAF aircraft targeted a terrorist moments before firing a Grad rocket at Ashdod.
12:15 -- Photos:Â Ruined farm building in southern Israel after a direct hit from a rocket originating in Gazoo.
11:55 - Earlier this morning, IAF aircraft targeted a terrorist at a rocket launching site from which two rockets were fired at the city of Ashdod a short time beforehand, in the northern Gazoo Strip. A hit was confirmed. Ashdod is home to over 200,000 Israeli civilians.
8:38 - Overnight, IAF aircraft targeted a terrorist squad that was in the final stages of preparing to fire rockets at Israel from the northern Gazoo Strip.Â
In addition, IAF aircraft targeted two rocket launching sites, in the northern Gazoo Strip, used by terror organizations to fire medium-range rockets into Israel (over 40 kilometers).
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