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7/16 Middle East Live Thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1666163/posts ^ | 7/16/06 | me

Posted on 07/15/2006 11:24:32 PM PDT by BurbankKarl

09:19 MDA: More than 20 people hurt in Katyusha rocket strike in Haifa (Channel 2)

09:16 Residents of Acre, Haifa and its suburbs told to enter bomb shelters (Israel Radio)

09:15 Tenth Katyusha rocket lands in Haifa (Israel Radio)

09:15 Explosions heard in Rosh Hanikra (Israel Radio)

09:11 Katyusha rockets hit Acre and suburbs around Haifa Bay (Channel 2)

09:06 Report: Three to five explosion heard in central Haifa (Israel Radio)

08:47 Chirac: Forces threatening Lebanon`s security, sovereignty must be stopped (AP)

08:41 Sgt. Tal Amgar killed on Navy ship to be buried 16.00 Sun. at Ashdod cemetery (Itim)

08:39 Chirac calls for `show of moderation` in Lebanon, says cease-fire needed (Reuters)

08:37 IDF denies report of air raid on power station south of Beirut (Haaretz)

08:36 Hezbollah says it fought off attempt by IDF ground forces to cross Lebanese border (AP)

08:35 Bush urges Israel `to be mindful of the consequences` of its military actions (AP)

08:19 Jewish man arrested after threatening to stab Palestinians in J`lem`s Old City (Itim)

08:15 Al Manar: Nasrallah to give an interview later Sunday to prove he`s well (Israel Radio)


TOPICS: Breaking News; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2006israelwar; islam; melivethread; middleeast; muhammadsminions; ww3; wwiii
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To: BurbankKarl

In a statement issued Sunday, Hezbollah said it fired "dozens" of rockets at Haifa in retaliation for Israel's airstrikes Saturday night.


41 posted on 07/16/2006 12:17:04 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
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Reference bump.


42 posted on 07/16/2006 12:17:51 AM PDT by defenderSD (With my LCD's RGB at 57/57/57 & contrast = 80, Freeper opinion looks even sharper & more brilliant.)
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To: BurbankKarl

Major escalation hitting Hafia like this, also word that in addition to the 9 deaths there are many critical injuries. Many folks here may wake up to an expanded conflict. If Olmert does nothing in response to this the IDF and the general population will have his head. I know many have gone to sleep, anyone awake with any guesses as to how Israel will resond to this.


43 posted on 07/16/2006 12:18:13 AM PDT by jhp
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To: jhp


10:11 Al-Manar TV: Katyusha rockets hit oil refineries, sensitive installations (Haaretz)


44 posted on 07/16/2006 12:19:02 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: jhp

Olmert went to visit the troops at the front yesterday...I was sure they were going in today!


45 posted on 07/16/2006 12:19:54 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: jhp

Are you in Israel?


46 posted on 07/16/2006 12:20:43 AM PDT by BunnySlippers (NUTS!)
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To: BurbankKarl

Please put me on your ping list. Pretty please. :-)


47 posted on 07/16/2006 12:20:48 AM PDT by Miztiki (Pearland, TX)
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To: BurbankKarl


09:57 Haifa Municipality announces hotline for information, reports: 1212466106 (Haaretz)

09:57 Carmel Medical Center announces hotline number: 1255142 (Haaretz)


48 posted on 07/16/2006 12:21:21 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: Miztiki

At least eight people were killed Sunday morning as Katyusha rockets fired from Lebanon hit three cities along Israel's northern coast, including Haifa.

Most of the fatalities were in an Israel Railways garage located near an Israel Electric Corporation installation on Haifa Bay, according to the Magen David Adom director general.

Following the strike, Israel Railways announced it was halting train traffic north of Binyamina.


49 posted on 07/16/2006 12:22:57 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: Allegra

Perhaps symbolic? I got that tidbit on g-news when searching "Haifa."


50 posted on 07/16/2006 12:23:45 AM PDT by Rte66
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To: BunnySlippers

no, not in Israel thank god. Now there are claims the oil refinery in Hafia was struck, not good if these weapon systems are sophisticated enough to hit specific installations, suggests at least some rudimentary guidance. We will now see if the Olmert govt. has the stones to take this conflict to the next level and deal with the heart of this problem and not just bomb empty buildings and bridges


51 posted on 07/16/2006 12:25:35 AM PDT by jhp
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To: BurbankKarl

Five Kassams land in Negev; none wounded



52 posted on 07/16/2006 12:25:44 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: jhp

Le K'boom?


53 posted on 07/16/2006 12:25:46 AM PDT by Rte66
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To: Crazieman

I think the server must be overloaded. I tried to watch the English channel one and it was cutting in and out.


54 posted on 07/16/2006 12:25:57 AM PDT by Fish_Keeper
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To: BunnySlippers
Re: "disproportionate"

When ever a defeated enemy calls your actions "disproportionate", you know they have been militarily successful.

Use 50 cal against AKs.
Use Striker and M1 armor against infantry.
Use Javelin and Hellfire against technicals.
Call in CAS early and often.

55 posted on 07/16/2006 12:26:59 AM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans. We Vote.)
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To: BurbankKarl; rebel_yell2



Rebel: post you want to know about -- keep safe and God bless you and all in harm's way.



U.S. prepares evacuation plan for Americans in Lebanon


Concerned about the fate of Americans in Israel's siege of Lebanon, the Pentagon and State Departments are developing plans in case a mass evacuation becomes necessary, officials said Saturday.

The U.S. government was not yet formally recommending evacuation, however.

"We're at a monitoring point," said a Pentagon spokesman, Army Lt. Col. Mark Ballesteros. "We're prepared to respond and provide assistance if required."

The State Department said it was considering various ways of helping Americans who wished to leave Lebanon by finding ways to transport them to Cyprus. There, they could catch commercial airline flights.

However, options for traveling to the island nation were limited, considering Israel's naval blockade of Lebanon's ports and the attacks that have left the airport in Beirut unusable.

U.S. officials declined to speculate on whether U.S. forces would provide helicopters or ships to transport people in the event of an evacuation.

The department said it had received reports that Americans fleeing overland to Syria were being denied visas and had been refused entry to the country.

1,884 posted on 07/16/2006 1:00:22 AM CDT by BurbankKarl
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56 posted on 07/16/2006 12:27:03 AM PDT by STARWISE (They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: BurbankKarl

10:24 PM: This is a difficult morning for all of us (Channel 10)

10:22 Hezbollah: If IAF continues Beirut strikes, we`ll hit petrochemical plants (Israel Radio)

10:20 Hezbollah identifies rockets that hit Haifa as Raad-2 and Raad-3 models (AP)


57 posted on 07/16/2006 12:27:29 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: All

This thread needs to be put in the breaking news section


58 posted on 07/16/2006 12:27:48 AM PDT by jhp
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To: All

I guess Directv eliminated CNN International from its' service. Never thought I'd be wanting CNN for anything.


59 posted on 07/16/2006 12:28:00 AM PDT by Luke21
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To: BurbankKarl

Border Police arrested 1,592 Palestinians who were in Israel illegally over the weekend.

Thirteen Israelis were arrested as well, on suspicion that they employed 23 of the illegal residents.


60 posted on 07/16/2006 12:28:07 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
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