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| Paleo's upgrade missiles |
| 2007-10-07 |
| First extended-range Palestinian missiles to hit Negev town of Netivot early Sunday identified as Russian-made Grad 20-km range surface missile No one was hurt by the four-missile salvo, one of which exploded 90 meters from the townÂ’s western houses. Also attacked Sunday were Sderot and a number of kibbutzim bordering on Gaza by four Qassam missiles and 12 mortar shells, which damaged a house in Kerem Shalom. DEBKAfileÂ’s military sources say that whereas until now, the Palestinian organizations their Israeli neighbors from Gaza with Qassam missiles whose maximum range is 10 km, Sunday, Oct. 7 they extended their radius by firing 20-km Grad missiles able to reach towns farther afield and more substantial than Sderot: Netivot (pop. 23,000), first but also Ofakim the center of Ashkelon and the southern fringes of the big port town of Ashdod. Last week, Hamas tested IsraelÂ’s military reflexes by experimenting with extended-range missiles against Kibbutz Yad Mordecai, coupled with the influx of 85 freshly-trained Hamas commandos from Iran and Syria, whose entry to the Gaza Strip was approved by Egypt. After Israel failed to respond, Hamas saw its way clear to further escalating its missile offensive against southwestern Israel. Olmert to busy preparing for Condi's conference |
| Posted by:gromgoru |
| #6 Fired by a little old lady well into her 70's' no doubt. |
| Posted by: Mike N 2007-10-07 23:40 |
| #5 They may have upgraded their missiles recently but happily the upgrade to 'Palestinian 2.0' is at least several centuries away. |
| Posted by: WTF 2007-10-07 20:22 |
| #4 these larger missiles are not, I think, manufactured in Israel. They have to be smuggled in, probably in components. Thus, the Paleos ability to maintain tempo is limited. |
| Posted by: mhw 2007-10-07 16:37 |
| #3 Obviously it is a Paleo crying out for love and understanding. Limited communication skills, ya know. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-10-07 15:09 |
| #2 No one was hurt by the four-missile salvo, one of which exploded 90 meters from the townÂ’s western houses. One can only hope this range-finding advice is deliberately inaccurate. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-10-07 13:06 |
| #1 "Taking incompetence to new levels since the 7th Century" Hamas recruiting poster. |
| Posted by: Phinater Thraviger 2007-10-07 11:26 |