Video Of Hamas Using Gaza UN School To Fire Mortars
Today Israel fired a on a UN School in Gaza killing 40, including some children. According to the IDF early reports suggest that there were mortars fired upon them from the school. Hamas has a history of using this school as a launching point for mortars, and the students as human shields. The video below shows Hamas using the school to fire mortars in October 2007-If you cant see the videos below CLICK HERE
Here is Israel's Initial Response to the incident at the UN School today:
And Here is the IDF Response:
Two Residents of the area saw Hamas firing Rockets from that area:
An Israeli military statement said it received intelligence that the dead at the girls school included Hamas operatives, among them members of a rocket launching cell. It identified two of them as Imad Abu Askar and Hassan Abu Askar.
Two residents who spoke to an AP reporter by phone said the two brothers were known to be low-level Hamas militants. They said a group of militants — one of them said four — were firing mortar shells from near the school.
An Israeli shell targeted the men, but missed and they fled, the witnesses said, refusing to allow their names to be published because they feared for their safety. Then another three shells landed nearby, exploding among civilians, they said.
Palestinian militants have frequently fired from residential areas in the past. (source)
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2 comments:
I simply continue to shake my head that Israel is seen as the aggressor. Does no one have a sense of truth or justice or right-and-wrong any more? Is anti-Semitism really that rampant in the world? And, moreover, how does Israel continue to survive under conditions such as these?
Let me ask you this, sir: is there a body of work or a book or two you might recommend which properly document the history of Israel up to today, pray tell?
Asymmetric warfare is incredibly difficult by itself. The weaker party wants the stronger party to maximize casualties. Israel actually wants to minimize casualties whilst Hamas wants to maximize, specifically, CIVILIAN casualties. If the goal of Hamas was to actually care for and keep Palestinians alive they would cease firing rockets and mortars and, more pointedly, rockets and mortars from inside UN schools, civilian buildings, apartments, businesses. But in truth, what many ignorant people fail to consider, is that to Hamas many Palestinians are simply expendable and, as such, to be used a rags or Kleenex. Disposable.
BZ
Israel should have responded sooner - It is Israel’s government fault for this escalation.
For years the Arab population around and surrounding Israel has been bombing with rockets and suicide bombers.
Would the U.S. or any other country shown such restraint while its citizens are terrorized, the answer is absolutely not.
Israel chose restraint. The Arab world sees restrained as a sign of weakness and capitulation.
It is long overdue for Israel to take off the gloves and respond with extreme force and keep the pressure without relenting.
Do not worry about the media or world opinion. You do whatever you have to, to defend your country and its population.
People in the world respect those in power who defend their citizens and not weaklings, even though they may object initially.
If the Arab permit extremist to hide among civilians, they must bear the consequences, it is a right and an obligation to protect its citizens by any means available – no force is too small, extreme force and prejudice is required.
For every bullet a grenade, for every missile a bombardment. When Sharon was defense minister many years ago, that was the policy and it worked, it will work today also.
Any terrorist actions should be dealt with in the strongest fashion possible, otherwise the situation will escalate.
Anyone threatening the security will be expelled out of their homes and the greater Israel
Jay Draiman
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