Since the Morning: 72 Rockets Fired at Israel

inn ^ | 7/9/14 | Gil Ronen

[Nachum]

According to statistics released by the IDF Wednesday, about 300 rockets have been fired at Israel since Operation Protective Edge began two days ago. Seventy-two rockets hit Israel in the course of Wednesday, by about 8:00 p.m.

Two of the rockets were fired at Holon and Bat Yam, just south of Tel Aviv. One of them was intercepted by Iron Dome and the other struck an empty area. Islamic Jihad took responsibility for the rocket fire on the Tel Aviv area. Three other rockets were fired at Dimona, where Israel operates a nuclear plant. One was intercepted and the other two struck empty spaces.

One rocket scored a direct hit on a home in a “kibbutz” community in the Shaar Hanegev region. There was no one in the home at the time, and no one was hurt.

Hamas is "extremely frustrated" by the success of the Iron Dome system in intercepting most of the rockets that could have caused death and destruction in Israel, according to Channel 2's veteran Arab affairs expert, Ehud Yaari.

Sirens sounded Wednesday in Binyamina, Habonim, Zihron Yaakov, Bat Shlomo and Or Akiva, near the Mediterranean coast south of Haifa. Two rockets fell in that vicinity – the northernmost point that Hamas has succeeded in hitting since the current operation began.

[elhombrelibre]

The rockets that get through and hit an empty or low risk area are getting through because those running the system allow it to happen. Why waste a perfectly good anti-missile missile on one that’s not going to do any harm? Let the terrorist shoot all of their missiles into the desert for that matter.

[BigEdLB]

Let’s hope Bibi has enough of our Faux Emperor’s nonsense, and creates the need for thousands of virgins for crispy deceased Gaza residents...

[MIchaelTArchangel]

The Israelis are only doing half the job that needs to be done to stop the rocket/missile attacks. They are simply using their Iron Dome system to shoot down the rockets/missiles. What they need to do is to launch their own rockets/missiles aimed at the point from which the rockets were fired at Israel. When the warheads in those rockets and missiles start spilling the blood of the pigs launching them, the attacks will cease. And I would recommend the Israelis launch missiles with powerful enough warheads to create deep holes to remind those supporting the thugs followers of Mohammed of the idiocy of launching missiles and rockets at Israel for years to come.

[GeronL]

There is a big minority of Israeli’s who think their own country has provoked and deserves it. It’s crazy, but they control a lot of Israeli media.

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[combat_boots]

Way to go, Iron Dome

[GeronL]

Meanwhile if they watch TV or read the liberal papers they will be told its all their fault because they voted for Likud and they did that because they were all “rightwing brainwashed” into thinking they should return fire when attacked.

ugh