Shabbos and Sunday War News: Kassams, Mortars and IAF Raid Saturday; Syrian Site of IAF Raid Being Rebuilt; Barghouti Killed Jews While Eating Humus with MKs; Terrorists, Illegals Arrested

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Wednesday War News: Mortars, Kassams and Exchanges of Fire in Gaza; Syria Dummies Up — Israel Struck Nuke Facility; Arrests, Molotovs and Exchanges of Fire in Yesha

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Shabbos, Yom Kippur War News: Kassams Hit Negev; Yom Kippur Suicide Attack Thwarted; Syrian Jet Approaching Israel Crashed in Syria, Molotov Hurled Near Shechem

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Two Kassams Hit Negev Over Holiday

IAF Jets Scramble Towards Syrian Aircraft

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” the IAF discovered that the Syrian jet had crashed in Syrian territory.”

Senior Defense officials: ‘Hamas Ordered to Carry Out Attack to Undermine ME summit’

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“A Yom Kippur suicide attack was thwarted with the arrest of a Palestinian and the capture of an explosives belt in Tel Aviv.”

Molotov Cocktail Hurled at Car Near Nablus [Shechem]; No Injuries

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The Big Secret Regarding the IAF Mission Into Syria

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Barak of IRIS wraps this story in a neat little package here, here and here.

Details are still emerging on this story, i.e. a high-altitude intelligence-gathering plane and nuclear facility “lit up” by an elite commando unit operating deep inside an enemy country, doctored records regarding a North Korean ship docked in Syria and more.

Noone wants to confirm what the targets were. But Iran’s big-mouthed President Ahmadinejad has been strangely silent over the past week or 10 days. And Syria’s Assad, although making war sounds, waits. read more

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Shabbos War News: Arrests in Gaza, Shechem; Olmert to Free More Terrorists; North Korean Nukes Targeted in IAF Syrian Raid

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UPDATE: Thursday Night War News; Syria Fires at IAF Planes, More Kassams, Kissufim Kidnap Attempt, Gaza Terrorists Arrested

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Syria Reports Firing at Israeli Planes, by Hillel Fendel (Israel National News)

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“Military tension between Syria and Israel took the form of Syrian attacks against one or more Israeli planes over northern Syria last night. So reports Syria, confirming an event that was earlier recorded by international satellites.”

Related reports:

Syria: ‘We Won’t be Dragged Into a War by the US and Israel’ [Channel Two Quoting Syrian officials], by AP, Yaakov Katz (Jeruslem Post) read more

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Monday War News: Syria Secretly Built 30 Underground Bunkers to House Long-Range Missiles

Foreign Experts: Syria Secretly Built 30 Underground Bunkers to Enable Rocket Attack Before IAF Can Destroy Them, Dr. Aaron Lerner (IMRA)

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Syria has built a huge underground compound that includes 30 steel reinforced concrete bunkers, production facilities, development labs and command posts. This new “rocket city” has missiles that can cover the entire area of Israel. In contrast to mobile deployment systems that are easy prey to air attacks, the bunker system is designed to enable Syria to launch many missiles against Israel before the IAF can take them out. read more

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Friday War News and Analysis

Analysis: Don’t Underestimate Syria’s Military, Yaakov Katz (Jerusalem Post)

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Since the Second Lebanon War, Syria has established new commando units and is said to have increased urban and guerrilla warfare training.

“Syria saw the difficulty the IDF had during the fighting inside the southern Lebanese villages and now the military there wants to draw us – in the event of a war – into battles in built-up areas where they think they will have the upper hand,” explained a source in the IDF Northern Command. read more

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UNIFIL Constricts IDF Ability to Maneuver and Take Decisive Action vs Hostiles: Egypt, Hamas, Syria, Hezbollah…

For context, click PM: Hezbollah No Longer Threat to North,
Bolton: Syria, Iran arming Hezbollah

Our World: Israel’s Encirclement, by Caroline Glick (Jerusalem Post)

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Unfortunately, at this critical moment in Israel’s history, we are led by Ehud Olmert, Amir Peretz and Tzipi Livni. Although Olmert claims that he is taking every step to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, through his government’s actions in recent months, he has steadily undercut the IDF’s ability to take decisive action against Iran. read more

Olmert’s Malfeasance and Abandonment Concerning the Kidnapped Soldiers…

The Coronation of Kofi, By Caroline Glick (Jerusalem Post)

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This week we witnessed one of the greatest perfidies in Israel’s media history. Channel 10’s decision to broadcast both Hezbollah’s 18-year-old film of missing IAF navigator Ron Arad, who was taken hostage by Shi’ites in Lebanon in 1986, and Hezbollah’s video of its abduction of IDF soldiers Benny Avraham, Adi Avitan and Omar Suwaid in October 2000 constituted nothing less than direct collaboration between Channel 10 and Hezbollah. read more

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