'Cast Lead' Photo, Video Essay: Anti-Aircraft Gun Inside Mosque

Arutz 7 ^ | 1/14/09 | Gil Ronen

[Nachum]

(IsraelNN.com) IAF jets attacked more than 100 targets Tuesday in Gaza, on Day 18 of Operation Cast Lead, and an anti-aircraft gun was discovered in a mosque. [See video below.]

The targets included about 55 tunnels used for smuggling weapons and 20 spots used for launching rockets.

IAF aircraft aided by ground forces hit 22 crews of armed gunmen. In one case, a ground force spotted terrorists laying an explosive device and called in the IAF which hit the terrorists.

Troops operating in the northern Gaza Strip encountered several gunmen armed with anti-tank missiles and light weapons. The troops directed the Air Force to successfully hitting the gunmen.

Working with infantry troops in northern Gaza, a combat engineering force carried out a controlled detonation of a tunnel leading into Israeli territory in the vicinity of the Nahal Oz terminal. The tunnel, uncovered on Monday in a joint army and intelligence, was apparently intended to be used to kidnap Israeli citizens or soldiers.

Huge explosion in IAF attack:

[Nachum]

Photos and videos at link.

[highlander_UW]

Mosque is just another word for “holy ammunition dump”.

[Mr. Jazzy]

I just love the HUGE secondary that goes up in the second video!

[Mr. Mojo]

What’s the Cast Lead destroyed Mosque count? I recall reading about at least three down. Keep up the good work, Israel.

[the invisib1e hand]

That video is incredible. They cannot lose with soldiers like that.

Hamas, you're the kamikazes of Islam, and just as doomed.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

Israel should take the opportunity to emplace some large underground munitions in tunnels before collapsing both sides. Then if the Paleos either try to dig out the old tunnel, or dig adjacent to it, the munition would be set off, ruining the day of anyone in any tunnel within say, 100 meters in any direction.

Even a good old fashioned thousand pounder iron bomb would be a hoot.

[freeplancer]

God bless Israel, and we are praying for you.

[txroadkill]

Well...they can make the arguement that an anti-aircraft gun is a Mooselimb religious symbol. I mean really, when you think of Christianity a cross comes to mind, Judaism- a Menorah, Islam-— a bomb or an AK-47...I figure an AA Gun isn't that big of a leap.< / extreme sarcasm that isn't really sarcasm

[Candor7]

Thanks for the great source, The articles and videos linked to that article are GREAT!

I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the Israelis kick HAMAS ass.

[Professional Engineer]

Of course. “Mosque” is arabic for “ammo dump”.

[kingpins9]

The pics don’t matter. Israel will be vilified. It’s all in the Bible. They can do nothing right in the world’s eyes. That’s why leadership tolerated the Holocaust. Things are heating up and I’m guessing you will see American leadership begin turning its back on Israel beginning 1/20/09.

[rawcatslyentist]

>"Islam-— a bomb or an AK-47"

The sword IS^{TM BillyJeff} the symbol, and method of their "religion".

[rawcatslyentist]

>"I’m guessing you will see American leadership begin turning its back on Israel beginning 1/20/09."

Ain't much guessing about it.

"I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction." ~~ B Hussein0

[Chode]

ooops, fall down go boom...

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=311_1179355691

[Desron13]

The Israeli tactic should be bomb all the mosques first. When the Hamas cockroaches flee the destruction, gun them down in the streets. Sort of like grabbing the can of Raid before you turn on the kitchen light when you have a roach infestation.