Overnight and Tuesday War News …

Hezbollah Becomes Strategic Threat; Rockets Can Strike Tel Aviv

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Sunday’s rocket strike at a military base near Tzefat was the deepest a rocket fired from southern Lebanon has ever penetrated Israel.

The attack, which Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres termed “coincidental,” may have been a deliberate effort by Hezbollah to showcase its new strategic weapons.

Those weapons … are now able to strike virtually everywhere in Israel from the Galilee to the northern Negev. read more

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Overnight and Tuesday War News …

LAW Missiles, Explosives Found Near Kibbutz Na’an

Kassam Lands Near Sderot, None Wounded

244 Palestinian Exiles from Iraq Arrive in Syria

Navy Shoots Suspicious Ship Off the Coast of Gaza

Navy Thwarts Attempt to Smuggle Half a Ton of TNT into Gaza

Update: 300-500 Kg. of Explosives Captured at Sea

IDF Spokesman: We Bombard Fields In Response to Kassam Attacks

IDF Spokesman: “… if the IDF sees Arab rocket launchers fleeing into a populated area, they will not shoot to kill the terrorists “in order not to harm innocent Palestinians.” The spokesman declared that killing terrorists amidst civilians is illegal. read more

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Wednesday Night, Thursday War News …

IAF Missile Strike Kills Senior Islamic Jihad Militant in Gaza Strip

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Israel Air Force aircraft fired three missiles at targets in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday, critically wounding two Palestinian militants, Palestinian health officials said. One of the militants later died in hospital.

The Israel Defense Forces said the airstrikes were aimed at a cell en route to carrying out an attack. It did not identify the targets. It said two vehicles were targeted, and one carrying rockets or explosives was hit. read more

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Sunday Night War News …

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Israel’s Total Confusion and Waffling: In the Ranks of IDF, In the Olmert Government Message …

Column One: The IDF’s Confusion, by Caroline Glick

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“Since Israel withdrew its citizens and military forces from the Gaza Strip last summer, a great deal has been written about the consequences of the destruction of the Jewish communities there for the Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria. Much has also been said of the rising threats to Israel’s security in the South as a result of the retreat from Gaza.”

“There is a third aspect of the Israeli retreat from Gaza and northern Samaria that to date has not garnered any significant public attention. That issue is the impact of the operation on the Israel Defense Forces. Given that the IDF is the national organization charged with ensuring Israel’s survival, anything that happens to the IDF has direct consequences for Israel’s national security. And so it is worth considering what, if any, impact the operation has had on the IDF.” read more

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Shabbos and Overnight War News …

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