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Rockets fired from Gaza Strip hit Ashdod, Ashkelon
Jerusalem Post ^ | 12/30/2008 18:30 IST | JPOST Staff

Posted on 12/30/2008 9:54:27 AM PST by mvpel

Rockets fired by Palestinian terrorists on Tuesday evening impacted in Ashdod and in Ashkelon, Channel 2 reported.

There were no initial reports of casualties.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Israel; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: gaza; hamas; islam; israel; jihad; mohammedanism122008
My friend Boris lives nearby, the blast rattled the windows of his apartment. Ashdod is about thirty-five miles from the border of Gaza.

Related ABC news report: Israeli Official Warns of Longer Gaza Rocket Range - December 21, 2008

1 posted on 12/30/2008 9:54:27 AM PST by mvpel
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Ugh... if only Israel would nuke the Gaza Strip, then this would stop.

How many more Israelis have to die at the hands of these Palestinian savages before the Israeli government finally gets it?

2 posted on 12/30/2008 9:57:47 AM PST by pnh102 (Save America - Ban Ethanol Now!)
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To: mvpel
With the rain of rockets from the Palestinians, it is truly the hand of God that gives the people miracle after miracle.
3 posted on 12/30/2008 9:59:15 AM PST by geologist (The only answer to the troubles of this life is Jesus. A decision we all must make.)
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To: pnh102
"Ugh... if only Israel would nuke the Gaza Strip, then this would stop"

Israel is already talking about cease fire. If they stop now while the Palestinians are still shooting then there can be no other way to view it other then a complete capitulation.
4 posted on 12/30/2008 10:02:10 AM PST by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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To: mvpel

35 miles is pretty darn good range coming from a guys basement and working with mostly hand tools.


5 posted on 12/30/2008 10:05:15 AM PST by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: GonzoGOP

Oh no, I hope they’re not. Every time they start I think they are going to complete the job.....


6 posted on 12/30/2008 10:19:30 AM PST by JudyinCanada
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To: Abathar

>>35 miles is pretty darn good range coming from a guys basement and working with mostly hand tools.<<

LOL!
With an Iranian cousin.


7 posted on 12/30/2008 10:22:25 AM PST by netmilsmom (Psalm 109:8 - Let his days be few; and let another take his office)
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To: Abathar

These are not the products of a basement workshop. A common terror rocket is the the BM-21 Grad, a Soviet-era 122mm rocket artillery (designated the M1964 by the US Army).

Some of the longer-range terror rockets are thought to be Syrian 220 or 302mm rockets.

This is one major reason why the IDF blew up the smuggling tunnels at the Egyptian border.


8 posted on 12/30/2008 10:24:29 AM PST by mvpel (Michael Pelletier)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...

The effective move would be to hit the Gazan funeral processions that will follow the deaths of these Hamakelites.


9 posted on 12/30/2008 3:43:02 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile finally updated Saturday, December 6, 2008 !!!)
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To: mvpel

Prayers for the people of Israel.


10 posted on 12/30/2008 3:52:25 PM PST by ksm1
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Hamas Islamic thugs started this, and Israel shall end it (Hamas).


11 posted on 12/30/2008 8:39:55 PM PST by M. Espinola (Freedom is not 'free'.)
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To: mvpel

CCTV captures rocket attack
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7806587.stm


12 posted on 12/31/2008 7:47:21 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (Barack Obama: In Error and arrogant -- he's errogant!)
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