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| Barak: IDF ready for major Gaza op |
| 2008-02-12 |
| The government could in the "near future send the army out on a large-scale operation that could lead to war," Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Monday. Barak spoke in the aftermath of a sharp increase in rocket attacks launched from Gaza against Israel's southern border, including one that wounded two brothers on Saturday evening. On Monday, nine mortar shells and three Kassam rockets were fired into Israel. As Sderot residents held angry protests for the second day in a row, Barak pledged to stop the attacks and said: "I have asked the IDF to prepare a wide-scale operation in Gaza." In the last few months, the IDF has intensified its Gaza activities and killed 200 terrorists, including 16 in the last few days, Barak said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 announce th eoffensive - alert the civilians to evacuate, then walk the artillery in, avoiding IDF casualties. Good God! I'm Old Patriot!~ lol...sometimes extreme advise is what's needed |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-02-12 20:54 |
| #5 DEBKAfileÂ’s military sources report that the Golani brigade, armored forces and reservists raiding HamasÂ’ missile and terrorist infrastructure in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, Feb. 12, had their first taste of Hamas tactics for blocking a major incursion. An Israeli soldier was slightly wounded. The Palestinians report casualties. Several were detained. Driving forward in the northern, central and southern sectors, the Israeli force encountered Hamas opposition on all three fronts from mortars and Qassam missiles designed for the battlefield with a cutoff range of 1 km. The attacks were well-coordinated by a single command. Hamas had apparently decided to jump the gun on its blocking tactics against a major advance, in order to thwart a potential Israeli plan to seize bridgeheads inside Gaza ahead of substantial ground action. The governmentÂ’s nod for a major ground operation to stamp out the Palestinian missile offensive has been held up again DEBKAfileÂ’s political sources report: Prime minister Ehud Olmert holds a second round of talks with German chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin Tuesday, while defense minister Ehud Barak spends the day meeting Turkish political and military leaders in Ankara. Both are bidding for international intervention to save themselves a hard decision to deploy the Israeli army for effective action to quell Palestinian attacks from Gaza. IDF generals resent this vote of non-confidence in the Israeli military. They say they are only being held back from dealing in earnest with the PalestiniansÂ’ Gaza-based offensive by the timorousness of government leaders |
| Posted by: Thromoth Guelph2188 2008-02-12 20:42 |
| #4 IDF vs Hamas: Coming Soon! |
| Posted by: Thromoth Guelph2188 2008-02-12 20:39 |
| #3 Actions speak louder. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-02-12 09:41 |
| #2 artillery for a couple weeks, along with a water/power shutoff, and the "war" will be short |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-02-12 09:33 |
| #1 "Hamas ready for major gaza op" too, after pouring concrete to build bunkers and weaponry into the strip, plus possible arab volunteers, and hoping to reiterate hizbollah's "success". Will the green helmet guy freelance for hamas? At least, we will be able to count on rooters to forge pictures, that's comforting to know some things never change. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2008-02-12 03:08 |