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Rocket Hits Gush Etzion
Arutz Sheva ^ | 20/11/12 | Tzvi ben Gedalyahu

Posted on 11/20/2012 5:53:38 AM PST by Eleutheria5

A rocket exploded in an open area near an Arab village in Gush Etzion around 2:15 p.m. as sirens wailed in Jerusalem during another barrage of rockets and missiles unleashed by Hamas.

The missile exploded in an open area, and no one was injured. Minutes before the sirens rang out, an AFP correspondent in Gaza City reported hearing the loud report of an outgoing rocket.

The attack was claimed by Hamas's armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, which said it had fired "an M75 rocket at the occupied city of Jerusalem."

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who spent the past two days in Egypt, had been scheduled to hold talks in Jerusalem with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman shortly after noon.

At least one missile was aimed at Jerusalem last week and reportedly exploded in an open area next to an Arab village in Gush Etzion, located south of the capital.

Shortly earlier on Tuesday, three rockets hit a kibbutz, critically wounding at least one person. The early warning siren system did not operate, and there are fears that several young people, possibly children, are trapped in debris.

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(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: ghaza; gushetzion; israel; jerusalem; rocket
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To: Hoodat

I’ll be there in spirit...

I stand with Israel as well.


21 posted on 11/20/2012 7:03:51 AM PST by ScottinVA (I've never been more disgusted with American voters.)
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To: Eleutheria5

May God keep you and your family safe!!


22 posted on 11/20/2012 7:04:49 AM PST by ScottinVA (I've never been more disgusted with American voters.)
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To: Eleutheria5

Sorry to hear this. My thoughts are with you and the other citizens of Israel.

Fox News is now talking about how great it would to have a ceasefire, and ‘peace’.

Frankly, there isn’t going to be ‘peace’ in Israel until it ferrets out all the missiles, and cleans the place out.

I’m not hoping for ‘peace’ immediately. I’m hoping for a lasting ‘peace’ after weeks of cleaning up Gaza.

If Gaza is allowed to rearm and send in missiles in perpetuity, then the idea ‘peace’ is at hand is ridiculous.


23 posted on 11/20/2012 7:10:06 AM PST by DoughtyOne (Hurricane Sandy..., a week later and 48 million Americans still didn't have power.)
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To: Eleutheria5

I will add prayers for you and your family to my prayers for Israel. Stay safe and please keep us posted on your safety.


24 posted on 11/20/2012 7:14:51 AM PST by MomofMarine
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To: Eleutheria5

May God protect you, your family, and your neighbors.


25 posted on 11/20/2012 7:21:20 AM PST by HereInTheHeartland (Witty saying goes here...)
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To: Eleutheria5

Praying for you and yours and all Israel.
May divine providence provide the strengh
and courage to continue this fight.


26 posted on 11/20/2012 7:26:43 AM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Eleutheria5

My family will keep you in our prayers.


27 posted on 11/20/2012 7:27:04 AM PST by conservmassrep (Its not the size of the dog in the fight...its the size of the fight in the dog)
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To: Eleutheria5
Praying for you and your family Eleutheria5. I thank the LORD that your son is alright. Praying for the others that were hurt.:(

Nobody should have to live like this!

The enemy said it, they love death and we love life. There is no negotiating with hate, insanity and terrorism.

28 posted on 11/20/2012 7:41:46 AM PST by 444Flyer
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To: Eleutheria5

Oh no. Please keep us posted. Prayers.


29 posted on 11/20/2012 9:12:11 AM PST by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11 0bie don' t eatl my dog!)
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To: KC_Lion

Prayers for your family as well. This goes for all of Israel.


30 posted on 11/20/2012 9:18:22 AM PST by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11 0bie don' t eatl my dog!)
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To: ColdOne

How is it that a city your people founded thousands of years ago is claimed to be occupied?


31 posted on 11/20/2012 11:27:34 AM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: Eleutheria5

We refuse to meekly let our Israeli brethren be pushed off the face of the earth by terrorist cretins from the underworld.


32 posted on 11/20/2012 11:32:07 AM PST by tflabo
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To: Eleutheria5

Israel is showing great restraint here.

Nobody can convince me otherwise.


33 posted on 11/20/2012 11:32:51 AM PST by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: Former Fetus

That’s just it. We aren’t in the South. They’ve been hitting the Center and now Judah and Samaria (where we are). Gush Etzion is 15 clicks South of Jerusalem, 70 clicks North of Be’er Sheva. Through grape vine I’ve heard one hit near Bet Lehem, and one near Hebron, where we live. They have more range on their substitute wieners now.


34 posted on 11/20/2012 12:06:16 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: Netz

That would be like knocking water into a sieve.


35 posted on 11/20/2012 12:08:40 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: Eleutheria5
My mistake, I was thinking that everything south of J'lem was "the south", never thought Samaria reached down there.

Ben Hartman, of the J Post, is tweeting that there is no cease fire. In a way I'm kind of relieved, there should be no cease fire until Gaza is clean! I keep on praying for you and your family, may the Lord keep y'all in the palm of His hand and bring you to safety.

36 posted on 11/20/2012 1:08:28 PM PST by Former Fetus (Saved by grace through faith)
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To: Eleutheria5

You have all been in my prayers - haven’t stopped thinking about any of you over there... I praise God that your boy was unharmed, and I pray for the children who were, and their families.

I too, as others mentioned, hope there is NOT a cease-fire and that Israel can take care of business instead of being pulled by the whims of these terrorists and the world’s pressure against her. Enough already.

If I could go over and fight, I would. All it would take is ONCE - just ONCE for Israel to go all out and take these scum down. They are like a child poking at a tiger - I pray, just once, that the tiger’s tail could slip out of the world’s hand and that these insane jihadists would be forced to deal with the teeth. I mean REALLY deal with it. No more Mr. Nice Guy - y’know?


37 posted on 11/20/2012 10:30:30 PM PST by LibertyRocks
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To: Eleutheria5

No official reports on what you claimed yesterday...Any explanations?


38 posted on 11/20/2012 11:54:42 PM PST by Netz (Netz)
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To: Eleutheria5

Oh my goodness, I am so sorry. Praying for you all. Stay safe.


39 posted on 11/21/2012 12:00:22 AM PST by Yaelle
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To: Netz

This is what my son told me. He was very afraid. His teacher rushed everyone to the shelter, and he heard explosions nearby, and shortly beforehand, the sirens sounded. Teacher told him that one child suffered a leg injury. I don’t know what the official reports said. They might not have chosen to report this, or they may still be investigating. Two of his teachers from last year, whom I called, said there was an explosion near Bet Lehem, but not at school. It’s possible that either my son or his former teachers are mistaken. I told my son to check for a crater in the “tractor park” where he says the explosion occurred, when he went back to school today. When he comes home, I’ll follow up.


40 posted on 11/21/2012 2:01:42 AM PST by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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