Grad missile lands in Ashkelon

Jerusalem Post ^ | 7/30/2010 | JPost

[HearMe]

Several people treated for shock; damaged caused to buildings, cars.

A Grad missile launched from the Gaza Strip landed in a central, residential area in the southern city of Ashkelon Friday morning.

Magen David Adom crews treated two people for shock.

The missile shattered numerous windows of the surrounding, multi-story buildings and vehicles in the area.

Ashkelon Mayor Benny Vaknin who arrived at the scene, said that the missile landed in the heart of a residential neighborhood and that Ashkelon citizens are unfortunately accustomed to such situations.

Vaknin emphasized that many educational institutions, schools and day-care centers in Ashkelon remain unprotected from rocket attacks and called on the defense ministers to continue efforts to reinforce vulnerable areas.

"I do not see how it will be possible for us to begin the school year with schools and day-cares left unprotected when a heavy cloud of lethal rocket and missile fire hovers above us," Vaknin said.

A committee of Ashkelon parents threatened not to send their children to school at the beginning of the year if their school buildings would not be fortified, Israel Radio reported Friday.

The "color red" alert system was heard across the city prior to the rocket landing allowing residents to enter protected areas.

Police were urging residents to remain indoors for fear of additional rockets or missiles.

In a closed meeting Friday morning, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced that Israel views the Grad missile attack in Ashkelon with harsh severity.

The Aza Din al-Kassem Gazan terror group claimed responsibility for the attack.

[DemforBush]

Pic of a 122mm Grad (Hail) rocket:

[bigred44]

I guess it landed safely, by which they mean, no Palestinians were injured during the missile attack.

Like Netanyahu says, ‘If Arabs put down their weapons today, there would be no more violence. If Jews put down their weapons today, there would be no more Israel.’

[Jewbacca]

“A Grad missile? Where did it graduate from?”

Same school as Obama, I think.

[omega4179]

That is a BM21 122mm artillery rocket. Its only effective when fired by the truck load.

[tet68]

Unless you happen to be where it hits.

[omega4179]

BM21 launch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-lGwyySrwY&feature=related

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Pinging Jerusalem Prayer Warriors.

This is what Our Friends and ALLIES IN ISRAEL HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

THE MSM WON’T TELL YOU, SO I WILL.

[jackv]

Meanwhile bo makes plans to fly the palestinian flag in washington.

No more!!

[presently no screen name]

Good idea - make them pay somehow. No consequences, they will keep at it.

[presently no screen name]

Drudge should have this on his site.

[Quix]

Cue Dragnet theme.

[Salem]

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Psalm 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

[caww]

Netanyahu says, ‘If Arabs put down their weapons today, there would be no more violence. If Jews put down their weapons today, there would be no more Israel.’

Isn' that the truth and nothing but the truth!

[ChocChipCookie]

I had a jerk leave a comment on my blog earlier this week. I'll let it speak for itself.

Most of the 'missiles' that have been fired at Israel are based on the old 'Katusha' unguided rocket design. While they have killed a relative handful of people, Israeli retaliation has always been with the very latest US supplied military hardware, and has killed thousands of Palestinians, Lebanese, Syrians, etc. There have also been several *documented* cases of Israeli special forces sneaking over the border of the 'bad guy du jour' to fire rockets back into Israel as a pretext for a subsequent Israeli 'retaliation'. Please consider that while the Israelis' have bomb and blast shelters to retreat to, their neighbors do not. For a contrasting point of view, think about what life in the Occupied Territories, Gaza, or the refugee camps must be like. Apply your own drive to survive and protect your family. Now add forty years of occupation , discrimination, poverty, starvation, and indiscriminate retaliation.

Pretty condescending, eh? Of course I let him have it with both barrels. I can't believe how many people buy into the Pali propaganda version of reality.

[Left2Right]

Gaza delenda est!

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

THe Grad missile graduated from Missile University, located in Miss-issippi. It missed its target, didn’t it?

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Kitty Mittens]

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