{"id":3207,"date":"2008-01-03T15:22:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-03T13:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/2008\/01\/03\/thursday-war-news-kassams-katyusha-mortars-launched-from-gaza-mubarak-breaks-agreement-allows-smuggling-of-terrorists-contraband-fighting-on-both-gaza-yesha-fronts-more-terrorists-nabbed-3\/"},"modified":"2008-01-04T10:26:11","modified_gmt":"2008-01-04T08:26:11","slug":"thursday-war-news-kassams-katyusha-mortars-launched-from-gaza-mubarak-breaks-agreement-allows-smuggling-of-terrorists-contraband-fighting-on-both-gaza-yesha-fronts-more-terrorists-nabbed-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/2008\/01\/03\/thursday-war-news-kassams-katyusha-mortars-launched-from-gaza-mubarak-breaks-agreement-allows-smuggling-of-terrorists-contraband-fighting-on-both-gaza-yesha-fronts-more-terrorists-nabbed-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday War News: Kassams, Katyusha, Mortars Launched From Gaza; Mubarak Breaks Agreement, Allows Smuggling of Terrorists, Contraband; Fighting on Both Gaza, Yesha Fronts, More Terrorists Nabbed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/servlet\/Satellite?cid=1198517269556&#038;pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull\"><strong>Grad Katyusha Lands in Northern Ashkelon for First Time, by Yaakov Katz<\/strong><\/a>  (Jerusalem Post)<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/KatyushaRocketLauncher.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><strong><em>Related reports:<\/em><\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.israelnationalnews.com\/News\/Flash.aspx\/139165\"><strong>Kassam [Make That a Katyusha] Rocket Strikes Farthest Ever Inside Israel<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/servlet\/Satellite?c=JPArticle&#038;cid=1196847366269&#038;pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull\"><strong>Police Warns Katyusha Fire Could Reach Ashdod, Kiryat Gat<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Excerpt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>With a little improvement in rocket technology by terrorists in the Gaza Strip, the southern edge of Israel&#8217;s fastest-growing and fifth-largest city could soon find itself under threat.  Ashdod, located just under 25 km from the northern border of the Gaza Strip, could be vulnerable to 122mm Katyusha rockets fired from Gaza &#8211; the first of which landed in Israeli territory in March 2006.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.israelnationalnews.com\/News\/Flash.aspx\/139171\"><strong><\/strong><strong>MK Hendel: Where Are the Hypocrites Now?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Excerpts;<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>MK Tzvi Hendel (National Union) said Thursday&#8217;s Katyusha attack on northern Ashkelon was proof that the 2005 disengagement from Gaza and northern Samaria failed to produce the promised results. He pointed out that the missile fell in an area with many evictees from Gush Katif. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Where are the hypocrites who justified the expulsion by saying the country had to protect the lives of [Gush Katif] residents?&#8221; he said.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center><strong><em>Mubarak Snookers DM Barak<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.israelnationalnews.com\/News\/News.aspx\/124794\"><strong>Egypt Breaks Explicit Agreement with Israel, by Hillel Fendel<\/strong><\/a>  (Israel National News)<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/BarakAndMubarak1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Excerpts;<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Egypt is allowing some 1,200 Arabs &#8211; including Hamas terrorists &#8211; to return to Gaza without having to go through Israeli security &#8211; in violation of an explicit agreement between Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak just two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Israel says that among the Arabs in question are Hamas terrorists, including many with possibly millions of dollars in cash to be used for Hamas purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Jerusalem Stays Mum<br \/>\nOfficials in Jerusalem are said to be &#8220;angered,&#8221; but no official response has been issued. <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><center><strong><em>Related commentary;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/servlet\/Satellite?cid=1198517278414&#038;pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull\"><strong>The Smuggling Crisis<\/strong><\/a>   (Jerusalem Post Opinion)<\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><strong><em>Other Gaza Action<\/em><\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/servlet\/Satellite?cid=1198517289029&#038;pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull\"><strong>Eighth Kassam Rocket Lands in Western Negev; None Wounded<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.israelnationalnews.com\/News\/Flash.aspx\/139182\"><strong>10 Mortar Attacks, Woman Suffers Shock in Sderot<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.israelnationalnews.com\/News\/Flash.aspx\/139157\"><strong>Terror Rocket Hits Near Ashkelon Hotel<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-3489924,00.html\"><strong>2 Mortar Shells Land in Western Negev, No Injuries<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-3489966,00.html\"><strong>Israeli Warplane Hits Hamas Base in Gaza<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.israelnationalnews.com\/News\/Flash.aspx\/139152\"><strong>Gaza: Two Terrorists Down, Others Wounded<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-3489984,00.html\"><strong>IDF Strikes Targets in Rafah<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-3489793,00.html\"><strong>IDF Forces Clash With Palestinian Gunmen Near Khan Younis<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.israelnationalnews.com\/News\/Flash.aspx\/139145\"><strong>Mortar Shell, Shooting [from Gaza] Near Nahal Oz<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><center><strong><em>Fighting, Arrests and Explosives Cache in Yesha<\/em><\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-3489985,00.html\"><strong>IDF Discovers Explosives Cache North of Nablus [Shechem]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.israelnationalnews.com\/News\/Flash.aspx\/139148\"><strong>IDF Arrests 28 [Terrorist] Fugitives in Judea and Samaria<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-3489830,00.html\"><strong>IDF Operates in Nablus [Shechem] Arresting Wanted Palestinians<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.israelnationalnews.com\/News\/Flash.aspx\/139147\"><strong>IDF, Enemy, Trade Fire in Samaria [in Ramallah, Shechem]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.israelnationalnews.com\/News\/Flash.aspx\/139141\"><strong>Arab Stabs Jew [Outside Alonit Shopping Center] in Karkur<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. Grad Katyusha Lands in Northern Ashkelon for First Time, by Yaakov Katz (Jerusalem Post) Related reports: Kassam [Make That a Katyusha] Rocket Strikes Farthest Ever Inside Israel Police Warns Katyusha Fire Could Reach Ashdod, Kiryat Gat Excerpt; With a little improvement in rocket technology by terrorists in the Gaza Strip, the southern edge of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3207\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sefer-torah.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}