Tensions Rising In Israel (Following Thread)

Israel hits Gaza tunnel in response to latest rocket attack

The Israel Air Force attacked a smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip before dawn on Monday, after a Qassam rocket fired by Palestinian militants struck an open field in a kibbutz near the southern city of Ashkelon a day earlier. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed a direct hit on its target.

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And so it continues...

Qassam rocket fired at Sderot; no injuries

A Qassam rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip into Sderot. The rocket detonated in an open area near Shaar Hanegev Regional Council. No injuries or damage have been reported. A Color Red alert siren was heard throughout the area. (Shmulik Hadad)

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Palestinian sources reports also that artillery is used last night...

Gaza: Israeli warplanes target Rafah, artillery fire hits north

Gaza – Ma’an – Israeli warplanes struck a smuggling tunnel in the Jaradat neighborhood of Rafah overnight, while artillery fire hit an area near the northern border, witnesses said.

www.maannews.net...

Looks like another IDF strike in Gaza...

Loud blast heard north of Gaza

Palestinian eye witnesses reported that an IDF combat jet attacked a target north of Gaza city. A loud blast was heard in the city as a result. No official confirmation for the report has been received as of yet. (Ali Waked)

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Young Men Disappearing from Palestine

By – Paulette Schroeder -I am most concerned these recent weeks in Hebron. Young teens and even smaller children are disappearing from our neighborhood in the Old City of Hebron. It’s not by kidnapping. It’s not by trafficking. It’s not an unknown person with a criminal record perpetrating the crimes. Rather, the Israeli military is again pressing its boots down harder on the heads of the Palestinian people. If restrictions on travel and commerce, land confiscations, home invasions, and forced business closures have not succeeded in convincing Palestinian families to leave their land, then MAYBE taking their children will.

www.kawther.info...

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There are to many issues to deal with, given the tensions on both sides it will only take one accident to escalate the tensions further.

Unless a method is found to contain this build up someone will snap, something will go wrong and the situation will be beyond control.

My personal opinion is the only thing holding both sides back is the media spin of *not* being the side to have started the mess that follows any escalation.

World opinion is quite unhinged on the issue of rights and wrongs with the spin coming thick and fast from both camps muddling the issues further.

I honestly dread to think where this is going..

Latest...

IDF exchanges fire with Palestinians near Kissufim on Gaza border

which in turn was rephrased later to...

IDF opens fire on Palestinian infiltrators near Kissufim on Gaza border (Haaretz)

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Palestinians: IDF firing shells in Kissufim area

Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip are reporting of explosion sounds and gunfire heard in the Kissufim checkpoint region. This, apparently following the infiltration of three Palestinians into Israeli territory.

The Palestinians further reported that IDF is firing shells and illuminating bombs in the area. (Ali Waked)

www.ynetnews.com...

IDF fires on three Palestinians on Gaza border

The IDF fired on three unarmed Palestinians attempting to infiltrate Israel on Monday between Re'im and Kissufim on the border with the Gaza Strip.

www.haaretz.com...

- Unarmed!!! Seeking for work... Madness.

PA police: Israeli forces continue West Bank assaults

Ramallah – Ma'an – Israeli forces raided three villages in the north and central parts of the West Bank overnight and erected a flying checkpoint at the entrance to one village, Palestinian police reported.

www.maannews.net...

[edit on 22-3-2010 by JanusFIN]

Not good. It seems to be kicking off over there...

Qassam rocket fired from Gaza Strip lands in southern Israel (Ch. 2)

And another rocket...

Second Qassam rocket Monday hits open ground near Gaza border (Haaretz)

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That pretty much guarantees an IAF strike tonight or tomorrow it would seem.


[edit on 22-3-2010 by jonny2410]

Israeli Soldier died in gun battle?

Clash on Gaza border, TV says Israeli fatality

GAZA, March 22 (Reuters) - Israeli troops captured three infiltrators from the Gaza Strip on Monday during a gun battle along the frontier, media reports said, and Al Arabiya television said an Israeli soldier was killed in the area.

The Israeli military had no immediate comment on the report by Al Arabiya television monitored in Dubai that a soldier had been killed.

www.alertnet.org...

Arab League invokes international community to pressure Israel

www.sabanews.net...

Well i'd like to say this will end soon and i truly hope it does but it will not because as the saying goes "An eye for an eye makes the world blind" that's true on a deeper level as well with the eyes signifying the viewpoints of the 2 sides and how propoganda is the enemy of truth. Wait .....what?

If an Israeli soldier died then things are going to get a hell of a lot worse and quick. I am not saying that an Israeli soldier is worth more than a Palestinian in anyway way because that is not true but the IDF take casualties VERY seriously and may escalate things. I pray the report was false.

Apparently it was FF that killed the soldier -

Cleared for publication: An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed Monday near the border fence in the Kissufim area, apparently as a result of friendly fire by a Golani force. (Hanan Greenberg)

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[edit on 22-3-2010 by jonny2410]

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Israeli soldier was killed by friendly fire accident, Palestinians were unarmed and were arrested unharmed. So i doubt that it will be the cause of escalation. Rockets that do not stop - might be.

[edit on 22-3-2010 by ZeroKnowledge]

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Exactly just look at the 2006 war with hezbollah all it took was a few mines and captured soldiers to bring the region into utter chaos. Hopefully this was an isolated incident with non hamas members.

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Exactly just look at the 2006 war with hezbollah all it took was a few mines and captured soldiers to bring the region into utter chaos.

Nope. What caused 2006 war was

The fighting on the Lebanese border erupted around 9 a.m., when Hezbollah attacked several Israeli towns with rocket fire, wounding several civilians, the Israeli military said.

But that attack was a diversion for the main operation, several miles to the east, where Hezbollah militants fired antitank missiles at two armored Humvees patrolling the Israeli side of the border fence, the military said. Of the seven soldiers in the two jeeps, three were killed, two were wounded and two were abducted, the military said.

www.nytimes.com...
So it was not few mines and abducted soldiers. It was rockets on Israeli towns, unprovoked. And it was attack on Israeli military convoy.

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" Of the seven soldiers in the two jeeps, three were killed, two were wounded and two were abducted, the military said."

Is exactly what i said if the soldiers hadn't been captured Israel wouldn't have gone after them thus causing the war.

Mo0re violence but does not specify who initiated it..

Fragmentation grenade thrown at Haifa car, none hurt (Army Radio)

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IAF strikes arms shed in Gaza

Israeli jets strike weapons shed in Gaza City hours after two rockets fired at South. Palestinians say bombed structure completely leveled, four civilians lightly injured from shrapnel

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Vice PM Shalom: Israel`s patience limited when it comes to Gaza rockets (Haaretz)

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Originally posted by jonny2410

Vice PM Shalom: Israel`s patience limited when it comes to Gaza rockets (Haaretz)

haaretz

We know that, any day now they'll be giving warnings to stop or the consequences will become more severe. The same type of warnings they gave on 25th Dec. 2008 - "Stop the rockets or pay the price, Israel is stronger and will smash Hamas etc etc etc"

How many times must history repeat itself.

[edit on 23-3-2010 by john124]