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First, this report on last night’s rocket blitz on Haifa which killed 3 and destroyed several apartment houses;

3 Dead, 160 Injured in Rocket Barrage on Haifa

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“160 people were treated for physical injuries and psychological trauma. Four people were reported in serious but not life-threatening condition. Seven others suffered moderate wounds. Security officials said at least one of the rockets was a 220-mm Syrian-made missile. The rocket barrage scored several direct hits, including two apartment buildings.” read more

Record Number of Rockets Hit North; Haifa Hit After 5 Days Quiet

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“16 people hurt as 210 rockets land across north; Hezbollah missile hits W. Bank, 70km from border.”

MDA Treats 1,453 Victims in Rocket Attacks

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Since July 12, Magen David Adom teams have been scrambled to the scene of 830 Hizbullah rocket attacks on Israel.

Twenty-two people were seriously wounded, 426 were lightly wounded, and 830 suffered from shock. read more

Katyushas Hit Communities Across North; 13 Lightly Wounded

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“The Upper Galilee was hit by a heavy Katyusha barrage on Thursday afternoon, as 25 rockets landed in and around Kiryat Shmona. Hezbollah guerillas in Lebanon fired over 100 Katyusha rockets at targets in northern Israel on Thursday, landing across the Galilee and Hula Valley.”

Terror Alert on Modi’in Highway

Cabinet Update: Okay To Call Up Three Reserve Divisions

Police Find Burned Body in Car in Northern West Bank read more

[Prediction]The war of 2006: Report of the Commission of Inquiry, By Ari Shavit Haaretz Magazine

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As will be recalled, the Barak Commission was established in September 2006, immediately after the retirement of Aharon Barak as president of the Supreme Court and immediately after the scale of the political-security blunder of 2006 became apparent. The commission’s mandate was unlimited. The amount of work the commission had to do was immense. As is known, Aharon Barak’s approach is that everything is investigatable. However, already at this early stage the commission feels the need to present main preliminary findings to the country’s citizens. The members of the commission believe that because the situation on the northern border has not yet stabilized completely, the exposure of the conceptual and organizational flaws that brought us to this state of affairs is essential. read more