Posted on 07/15/2006 11:46:16 PM PDT by Challenge
9 killed in rocket attack on HaifaGAMLA: News and Views from Israel
Attack on north resumes: Rockets fired by Hizbullah terrorists from Lebanon land in Haifa; police say nine killed, dozens injured in strike. Israel TV reports of casualties in city. Nahariya, Kiryat Bialik also targeted; additional Katyushas apparently strike Akko area
A siren was heard across Haifa Sunday after a Katyusha rocket fell in the area. Security forces said at least ten Katyusha rockets fell on the Haifa area.
Police said that nine people have been killed and dozens have been injured.
Police say nine people have been killed at the train depot. The rescue of the injured is being delayed after many people abandoned their vehicles due to rockets, leaving them on the road to the Rambam hospital.
The Katyusha barrage also struck Naharia, Kiryat Bialik (check post), Akko, and Rosh Hanikra.
The simultaneous attack took place shortly after 9 a.m. in the morning. Phone networks in the area have been affected.
Ofir from Haifa said: "I see the train depot downtown, on the train tracks. There were four hits and smoke is rising. Hizbullah apparently aimed for the oil refineries."
Karen from Haifa said: "We heard a rocket explode in the harbor area and then in the port."
Over 700 rockets have been fired since the beginning of fighting on the northern border, and the IDF does not rule out that the rockets may reach further south than Haifa. "Areas south of Haifa will receive an advanced warning in the form of a siren," Home Front Commander Yitzhak Gershon said.
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CNNi guy says Lebanese army (not Hezbollah) was shooting at Israeli something or other???
(Go Israel Go! Slap 'em down Hezbullies.)
Am I correct in recalling that Al-Manar TV has mirror broadcast stations?
That could be the reason if I am correct.
(Go Israel Go! Slap 'em down Hezbullies.)
9/11 was the wakeup call we should have heeded (as if the 1982 Marine barracks attack wasn't enough), yet we still pressed Israel with the "land for peace" bullshit. There can be no peace until the mullahs in Iran lie dead and Syria is castrated. When are we going to join with the IDF and wipe the mideast clean of these scum?
PLEASE quit pimping your blog and provide real links.
95% of your posts include a blog link.
Haven't we sold micro radar to the IDF pin point rocket or mortar launches?
Israel would have finished the job in Lebanon in 1982 if Reagan hadn't stopped Sharon. It is time to destroy Hizbollah and take the fight directly to Damascus for the first time.
Right. The roadmaps to Damascus and Tehran.
Just heard that al Jazeera has snuck a camera on "Carmel mountain" in Haifa and it is transmitting live pictures of the attack. This in turn is allowing the rocket launchers to adjust their aim somewhat.
Even with those 9 or 10 killed Israel has been twice lucky. A direct hit on the oil depots will be a major catastrophe. They will have to do much better than just bomb the southern parts of Beirut in response.
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Thank you
OK, I have 3 links here for almanar tv which I am not posting, and only the blog link is working, almanar tv seems to be down from here.
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