Posted on 12/27/2005 7:31:42 PM PST by HHKrepublican_2
Edited on 12/27/2005 9:45:59 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
JERUSALEM - Israeli jets attacked a Palestinian militant group's training base in southern Lebanon early Wednesday, hours after an Israeli border town was hit by rocket fire, the military said.
The base located south of Beirut is operated by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a small group that has been waging a decades long fight against the Jewish state.
"This is in response to the firing of projectile rockets last night toward Israeli communities," the military said.
It said it views such attacks with "extreme severity" and holds Lebanon responsible.
There was no immediate word on casualties or damage in the strike, launched after three rockets landed in a residential area of Kiryat Shemona. The army said the rockets damaged some property but caused no injuries.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. Both Hezbollah guerrillas and Palestinian militants operate in nearby southern Lebanon.
The raid came a month after Israeli jets attacked a command post of the Hezbollah guerrilla group in south Lebanon, responding to Hezbollah rocket and mortar attacks that wounded 11 Israeli soldiers and damaged a house in a border community.
Israel withdrew from an occupied enclave in southern Lebanon in 2000. While fighting in the area has dropped since then, the border remains tense and Hezbollah frequently targets Israeli troops in the disputed Chebaa Farms area.
Lebanon and Syria say Chebaa Farms is Lebanese territory, but U.N. cartographers who surveyed the border after the Israeli withdrawal said it belongs to that part of Syria which Israel has occupied since the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Israel says it will discuss control of the area only in future peace talks with Syria.
Yeah, Seven.....Rack ittttt! Good on Israel!
This attack better have been about Pali terrorists or the blossoming Lebanese thrust toward freedome and free elections could take a very bad turn.
When is that due to start playing in Israel?
Would that be funny if Israel decided buzz Assad place like they did last time LOL!
I wonder if they go after Iran this might be test run LOL!
Awsome but where's
ERUSALEM
He he he
I see the Israelis haven't seen Munich yet, it's supposed to bring peace to the middle east ya know.
They prolly did see it that's why they moved !
I wish they would...save us the trouble!
Pings all round
Good!
Id rather see Syria whacked than Lebanon, but somethings afoot and I pray the Irealis dominat
BTTT
Yes, but, what does Condi say?
And we will give them the money.
Dear Terrorist Dogs: Happy Hanukkah!
BUMP!
Hi, mylife! They could both stand to be whacked and I have never known Israel not to dominate. We'll see what happens.
I'm good a puzzles, but for the life of me I cannot figure out what BTTT stands for. Give me a hint...pls
And the Swedes will give them the Prize.
When did Israel go stupid? I am Lebanese-American and I have always admired and supported Israel. The Israelis are intelligent, so why have they gone stupid now?
Why hold Lebanon responsible? It is Iran and Syria who are the muscle and the money behind Hezbollah. This is like Bush turning his head the other way while Iran and Syria build IEDs and funnel thugs into Iraq to kill American troops.
Why do the Israeli government and Bush keep giving Iran and Syria free passes?
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