• Israeli airstrike hits 2 Gaza towns
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[b]Israeli air strikes hit three sites in the Gaza Strip, in response to a rocket and mortars fired into Israel from Gaza earlier, the Israeli military said.[/b] [img]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/50060000/jpg/_50060370_84234307.jpg[/img] [i]Rocket fire from Gaza has dropped sharply since 2008[/i] [release] It did not confirm the targets, but AFP news agency said the towns of Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis were hit. At least six people were injured, witnesses and medical officials said. The Israeli army said Palestinian militants had fired 10 mortars and a rocket into Israel over the past two days which had caused no casualties. "The targeting of these terror-linked sites was in response to the firing of rockets at Israel's southern communities," the army said in a statement. "The IDF will also continue to respond harshly to any attempt to use terror against the state of Israel," they added. Adham Abu Selmiya, a spokesman for the Hamas-run medical services in Gaza, told AFP that four people were injured in a strike that targeted a home east of the central town of Deir al-Balah. The injured, who included two women, were taken to Shuhada al-Aqsa hospital, he said. Meanwhile, two people suffered minor injuries in Khan Younis. Rocket fire The long-range rocket fired from Gaza earlier on Friday, which struck near the town of Ofakim, was the first of its kind in several months, an official said. Grad-type rockets, from a Soviet design, have a range of up to 40km (25 miles), about twice the distance of the Qassam rockets made in Gaza and usually used by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. An Israeli air strike on Wednesday killed two members of the Army of Islam, a Palestinian militant group. Rocket fire from Gaza has dropped sharply since Israel's devastating 22-day offensive in December 2008. In the past 18 months one person in Israel, a Thai farm worker, has been killed by a rocket fired from Gaza. According to Israeli Defence Force figures, 180 rockets and mortars have been fired into Israel by militants in 2010. The United Nations says that in 2010, 55 Palestinians, including 22 civilians, have been killed by Israeli military action in Gaza. The UN says over 200 Palestinians have been injured in the same period. [/release] [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11795966]The BBC[/url]
Israel, I'm going to destroy you. [editline]Bedisafaggot[/editline] [IMG]http://filesmelt.com/dl/umadbed.png[/IMG] u mad?
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[QUOTE=RayDark;26201519]Israel, I'm going to destroy you.[/QUOTE] Buy an Al Qassam Brigades headband and move to Gaza. Or buy a Fatah bandanna and move to the West Bank. You'll be the coolest cat around.
Israel returned fire omg israel is da devil dey rape da palestinens and eet babies
[QUOTE=Raneman;26201618]Israel returned fire omg israel is da devil dey rape da palestinens and eet babies[/QUOTE] [quote]The Israeli army said Palestinian militants had fired 10 mortars and a rocket into Israel over the past two days which had caused [b]no casualties.[/b][/quote] [quote]The United Nations says that in 2010, 55 Palestinians, including [b]22 civilians[/b], have been killed by Israeli military action in Gaza.[/quote]
[QUOTE=marlkarxv2;26201656][/QUOTE] So just because there aren't any casualties Israel shouldn't respond?
[QUOTE=BurnEmDown;26201667]So just because there aren't any casualties Israel shouldn't respond?[/QUOTE] Israel shouldn't just attack, that's not going to accomplish anything (especially when they manage to kill civilians every time).
Yeah, it's okay to shoot rockets at another country as long as you don't hurt anyone.
[QUOTE=marlkarxv2;26201691]Israel shouldn't just attack, that's not going to accomplish anything (especially when they manage to kill civilians every time).[/QUOTE] Well Israel didn't respond for 8 whole years yet that didn't accomplish anything.
[QUOTE=BurnEmDown;26201667]So just because there aren't any casualties Israel shouldn't respond?[/QUOTE] Terrorist attack? Kill civilians for no reason. [editline]21st November 2010[/editline] [QUOTE=BurnEmDown;26201716]Well Israel didn't respond for 8 whole years yet that didn't accomplish anything.[/QUOTE] This isn't the first time.
I think Israel has the right to defend itself, those rockets can still kill. The way in which they "defend" themselves is another story. Besides how are these rocket attacks supposed to stop when Israel won't let the Pals have their independence? I mean fuck they don't even want to stop taking more of their land..
[QUOTE=Sporkfire;26201845]I think Israel has the right to defend itself, those rockets can still kill. The way in which they "defend" themselves is another story. Besides how are these rocket attacks supposed to stop when Israel won't let the Pals have their independence?[/QUOTE] The Palestinians most definitely deserve independence, but not if they use violence and terror to achieve it. Hopefully Netanyahu will be able to continue the settlement building freeze which will bring the peace talks back to the table, where real progress can be made. [img]http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/8022/raydark.jpg[/img] u mad? Edit: 14 dumbs, thou furious? Edit #2: 58 dumbs and counting, someone must be regretting a certain something.
[QUOTE=BurnEmDown;26201921]The Palestinians most definitely deserve independence, but not if they use violence and terror to achieve it. Hopefully Netanyahu will be able to continue the settlement building freeze which will bring the peace talks back to the table, where real progress can be made. [/QUOTE] The majority doesn't resort to terror and violence. If an entire country of people are being oppressed, some will fight back with violence, it's not exclusive to the Palestinians. I mean hell even the Tibetans had an insurgency against the Chinese and they're supposed to be the most "peaceful" people on earth. If Isreal pokes enough people with a stick, do you think its wrong not to expect to get poked back?
I sometimes think Palestine want Israel to fire back so they hurt civillians which gives Palestine the "Oh my god they they kill innocent people" to the media
[QUOTE=marlkarxv2;26201656]*Quotes*[/QUOTE] You're comparing a whole year of Israeli attacks against one militant attack. That's rather unbalanced.
[QUOTE=P1X3L N1NJA;26202341]I sometimes think Palestine want Israel to fire back so they hurt civillians which gives Palestine the "Oh my god they they kill innocent people" to the media[/QUOTE] More like otherwise: "See, the sandhu... terrorists are firing on us, so it isn't wrong to fire back (agian)"
[QUOTE=David29;26202606]You're comparing one militant attack to a whole year of Israeli attack. That's rather unbalanced.[/QUOTE] Doesn't really matter actually since rocket attacks kill roughly 2 Israelis per year. Still, numbers aren't everything. BTW marklaxv2, you said you would post in the other thread as soon as you got back home, I'm guessing you have since you posted this thread.
[QUOTE=David29;26202606]You're comparing a whole year of Israeli attacks against one militant attack. That's rather unbalanced.[/QUOTE] Implying if he compared this full year worth of rockets, it would make a difference.
[QUOTE=starpluck;26202721]Implying if he compared this full year worth of rockets, it would make a difference.[/QUOTE] Well... yes. Since he bolded the fact that the militant attack killed no-one (in one attack) whereas the Israeli attacks killed 22 civilians (for 2010), it came across to me that he was trying to say that Israel is more reckless and doesn't care about civilian casualties - even though he is comparing one attack on one side against several on another.
I sometimes wish people like the OP would stop pretending like they understand history or who's in the right or wrong and realize you're never going to resolve the situation because it's never going to end and also realize you've become a little propaganda puppet for the Muslims thinking you're achieving something significant by posting threads like this when you have no grounding or understanding for the reason behind the attack in the first place.
Only adding fuel to the fire.
[QUOTE=David29;26203572]Well... yes. Since he bolded the fact that the militant attack killed no-one (in one attack) whereas the Israeli attacks killed 22 civilians (for 2010), it came across to me that he was trying to say that Israel is more reckless and doesn't care about civilian casualties - even though he is comparing one attack on one side against several on another.[/QUOTE] I was saying it wouldn't make a difference if he included other attacks.
[QUOTE=BurnEmDown;26201667]So just because there aren't any casualties Israel shouldn't respond?[/QUOTE] Israel shouldn't respond at all if the response is going to be bombings with disregard for civilians which only serve to increase hate torwards Israel. One thing is random militant groups killing civilians, another thing is a civilized country killing civilians.
I think Israel didn't do the right thing.
[QUOTE=starpluck;26203658]I was saying it wouldn't make a difference if he included other attacks.[/QUOTE] Why wouldn't it?
[QUOTE=David29;26204145]Why wouldn't it?[/QUOTE] Because the rockers do NOTHING. Not even this year an Israeli died from a rocket. That's why if he did, it wouldn't make a difference if he included it or not. It will remain at zero regardless.
BurnEmDown you are going to join the IDF some time in your life right? Its conscription right?
[QUOTE=starpluck;26204430]Because the rockers do NOTHING. Not even this year an Israeli died from a rocket. That's why if he did, it wouldn't make a difference if he included it or not. It will remain at zero regardless.[/QUOTE] That's still irrelevant to the point I was making.
[QUOTE=David29;26205298]That's still irrelevant to the point I was making.[/QUOTE] It was perfectly relevent. There are no casualties to report on the Israeli side so it wouldn't matter if he said this full years worth of attacks. [editline]21st November 2010[/editline] So again, it wouldn't make a difference.
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