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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Hamas set off massive Gaza blast
2008-06-13
The armed wing of Hamas has admitted that a massive explosion in the Gaza Strip on Thursday was caused by militants preparing an armed operation.
"Oops! Sorry! Our bad!"
Seven people, including a four-month-old baby were killed in the blast, in Beit Lahiya, in the north of the strip. Hamas had initially blamed the explosion on an Israeli air strike and responded with rocket fire, but Israel denied any involvement.
"Wudn't us."
Egypt is currently trying to broker a truce between Israel and Hamas.
Which apparently hasn't happened yet, since this wouldn't fall under the terms of most truces...
Israel said on Wednesday that it would support Egypt's efforts but instructed the army to prepare for possible military action in Gaza if they failed.
"Moshe, we're negotiating a truce with Hamas!"
"Yessir!"
"Order more ammunition!"
'Preparing operation'
"Members of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades were trying to prepare for a Jihad operation," the Hamas movement's armed wing said in a statement.
"Awright, boyz! Gather 'round and I'll show youse how to wire up an explosive! Woman, move this stuff off the kitchen table!"
The statement said six members of the brigades were killed in the blast, as well as the four-month-old baby of one of the militants.
"I'll just take the baby next door while you're..."
"No, no! Leave the child! Can't start learnin' this stuff too young, y'know!"
About 50 people were wounded, among them 15 children, Palestinian medics say.
"Ow!"
"Ow!"
"Ouch!"
"Golly! Is that how it's done? I'm glad I learned that!"
"How old are you, kid?"
"Ten."
The blast destroyed a house and damaged about 10 neighbouring homes.
"That does it! I'm complaining to the community association!"
On Thursday, Hamas militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel. A 59-year-old woman was seriously wounded in the barrage.
"Take that, middle aged Zionist lady!"
In other violence on Thursday, an Israeli air strike on a refugee camp in Gaza killed three Hamas militants and four other militants were killed in various clashes.
Posted by:Fred

#4  Just got off the phone talking with one of our customers currently in Tel Aviv; asked him what was going on over there, he said he doesn't get much news over there ( he's a Texan working at (AIA). told him about logging onto the 'burg for the latest. Hi Bob!
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2008-06-13 15:06  

#3  Just got off the phone talking with one of our customers currently in Tel Aviv; asked him what was going on over there, he said he doesn't get much news over there ( he's a Texan working at (AIA). told him about logging onto the 'burg for the latest. Hi Bob!
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2008-06-13 15:05  

#2  Depends on what version of the Izzy Al Qassam website ya read.

Ya got your Arabic...

Qassam : Martyrs of Beit Lahia risen and they put the finishing touches to the task of jihad special
2008-06-13 2008-06-13

The "Martyr Brigades, Izz al-Din al-Qassam," the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas", to live up to its martyrs who Ela Thursday (12 / 6), in an explosion in a house of Beit Lahia, was martyred as they put the final touches on their way to carry out the task of Jihad in particular.

The asphalt "Qassam", the military statement issued Friday (13 / 6) martyrs and said they are "field commander Shahid Ashraf Naim desired fruit, and field commander Shahid Hassan Mohammed Abu Hqvh, Shahid field commander Magdi Adel Hammouda, the struggling divisions martyr Abu Mohammad Sabri survived , Shahid Mohammed Hamdan divisions struggling Xu, Shahid divisions struggling Munir Ahmed Sobeih, "adding they were" Knights sections of the unit who witnessed the arenas of jihad partnerships with many heroic, "according clarified.

The statement said the Qassam "on the path of Jihad and resistance; goes Qassam Miami men worshipped Zaki and sacrificed their bodies pure bridge crossing and access road to victory and liberation and empowerment, and on this thorny path goes to the heart convoys of innocent martyrs, who pay tax Jihad from their blood and lives."

The "Qassam" may also be termed "the hero martyr Mahmoud Attaya, Hamouda, a martyred girl Noor Magdi Hammouda daughter martyr leader Magdi Hammouda,"Treaty of God" on the path of jihad and martyrdom, and the blood of martyrs will not be lost in vain, and remain loyal to them and Palestine and the Aqsa "

And ya got your English...

2008-06-12
Zionist war planes destroyed a house completely,7 civilians were martyred

Palestinian local sources reported that the Zionist war planes shelled a Palestinian house full of children and women.

Palestinian medical sources reported that seven Palestinians were martyred, at least more 40 wounded in the large explosion in northern Gaza on Thursday afternoon.

The incident occurred in the home of Ahmed Hamouda, a member of the Ezzedeen al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. Palestinian witnesses confirmed that the explosion was caused by a Zionist airstrike.

The Palestinian medical sources reported that there are women and children among those wounded, five of them are said to be in serious condition.

The explosion resounded throughout the far corners of the city and the house has been completely destroyed. A number of neighboring residential buildings and business establishments were seriously damaged.

The Islamic resistance movement Hamas blamed the Zionist war planes in this attack against the Palestinian civilians.

I'm sooooooooo confused...
Posted by: tu3031   2008-06-13 14:45  

#1  I hope the new Prime Minister (probably Bibi Natenyahu (spelling? Sorry, I'm tired today)) does something terribly effective to stop the rockets. This is (and has been) completely unacceptable.
Posted by: trailing wife    2008-06-13 14:30  

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