Qassam rocket lands in western Negev

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3414650,00.html ^

[jhpigott]

A Qassam rocket was launched from north Gaza Strip and landed in an empty field near the industrial area of Sha'ar Hanegev.

No injuries or damage have been reported. (Shmulik Hadad)

[jhpigott]

Before glossing over this story as just another day of Qassam rocket attacks on Israel - This is the first attack of this sort since Barak took over as Defense Minister (which happened earlier today and the Knesset approved his appointment). Barak has talked tough in the lead to his taking the Defense portfolio. A couple days ago a source mentioned he was already planning a multi division offesive in the Gaza Strip due to Hamas taking complete control of the Strip. Let's see if he is all talk or if he is going to turn out like that buffoon Peretz.

[rod1]

Won’t Hamas be surprised if Israel actually does something about being attacked (since the Gaza is not hamas and only hamas controlled). No passing the buck.

[NonValueAdded]

What do we have in the Med? There are going to be a lot of rats fleeing Gaza by sea if Barak decides to flush that cesspit.

[jhpigott]

I’m pretty sure we got 1 carrier group in the med. I know we have 2 in the Persian Gulf region

on a related note -

22:54 Lebanese army finds 2 new Russian-made rockets near Lebanese-Israeli border (DPA)

looks like someone wasn’t finished firing rockets into northern israel

[Rodney King]

Notice the bias in the headline... as if those silly rockets just go about landing here and there.

Why not “Arabs fire rocket at Israeli civillians?

[hershey]

Months ago Hamas said, after winning that election, that they couldn’t ‘control’ the odd rocket attack. Israel would just have to suffer. (The UN had no problem with that. Now, evidently, the US state department can’t wait to dump more millions down this cesspool.)