Posted on 11/12/2018 12:22:25 PM PST by massmike
A barrage of about 200 rockets were launched from Gaza towards Israel on Monday, the Israeli army said, hours after a botched Israeli operation in Gaza left a Hamas commander and an Israeli soldier dead.
Eleven people in Israel were injured by the rocket fire, prompting retaliatory ground and airstrikes by the Israeli military that left at least three Palestinians in Gaza dead, the Palestinian health ministry said.
The Israeli army said that about 60 rockets were intercepted by the Israel Defense Force's (IDF) Iron Dome aerial defense system, with many other rockets falling on open ground. Sirens continued to sound in Israeli communities close to the Gaza fence on Monday evening, indicating further incoming rocket fire.
The violence comes a day after an Israeli special forces operation in Gaza ended in an exchange of fire with militants from Hamas's armed wing, the Qassam Brigades. One Israeli solider and seven Palestinians were killed, among them a senior Hamas military commander.
Hamas issued a warning to Israel on Monday that if the IDF responded with what Hamas called "excessive aggression" after Monday's rocket attacks from Gaza, the response from Hamas would be to "increase the depth and intensity" of its shelling of Israel.
So far, Monday's rocket attacks have all been short-range, with the furthest hitting the town of Ashkelon about 6 miles (10 kilometers) away from Gaza.
By threatening to "increase the depth" of its attacks, Hamas was signaling that it could launch rockets towards Tel Aviv, about 43 miles (70 kilometers) away, or Jerusalem, almost 50 miles (80 kilometers) away, which would be seen by Israel as a significant escalation.
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Sounded not botched to me when I read about it on Al Jazeera, the Israelis got their man and then some and got away.
I’d love it if Trump announced that the US will not care if Israel follows WW2 “rules of engagement” against attacks from Gaza.
For every rocket ever launched from Gaza, Israel should permanently take one meter of land from the North and East, shrinking the size of Gaza forever.
If they end up pushed into the sea, so be it.
They should just bulldoze it I to the sea. The repeat as necessary.
That's a disproportionate response by Hamas. I'm sure it will be roundly condemned by an international consensus. BTW, what are the Hamas FR nicks?
I lived in Ashkelon back in 79. Was always told to not venture too far from the moshav. And not to hitchhike.
Use Israeli artillery to pulverize ten miles into side where rockets are from. Push the border in. Repeat as necessary.
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Most reports indicate the Gaza operation was successful.
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