7/17 Middle East Live Thread

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1666537/posts?page=3202 ^ | 7/17/06 | me

[BurbankKarl]

09:02 Amir Peretz: We won`t stop fighting before achieving our objectives (Haaretz)

08:52 Barrage of Katyusha rockets hits Kiryat Shmona (Itim)

08:48 IDF arrested 12 wanted Palestinian militants in overnight West Bank raids (Itim)

08:32 Two Qassam rockets land in Ashkelon; no casualties or damage reported (Channel 10)

08:07 One IDF soldier lightly injured in fighting in northern Gaza Strip (Israel Radio)

07:57 Asia-Pacific officials working to evacuate citizens from Lebanon (AP)

07:31 Rocket barrage slams into Safed; no immediate report of casualties, damage (Haaretz)

07:30 Two people lightly injured in Acre from rocket hits (Haaretz)

07:21 Alarm sirens heard in Tiberias, no hits reported as yet (Channel 10)

07:20 Two people lightly wounded by sharpnel in Qassam hits on Sderot (Haaretz)

07:07 Lebanese: IDF attacks Beirut port; large fire breaks out (AP)

07:00 Third Qassam rocket hits Sderot; no casualties reported (Haaretz)

06:56 IDF soldier injured in Beit Hanun (Haaretz)

06:49 Katyusha rocket hits community near northern town of Acre; 4 people injured (Haaretz)

06:43 Two loud explosions rock southern suburbs of Beirut (AP)

06:37 Two Qassam rockets hit Sderot; no casualties (Israel Radio)

06:16 Lebanese: 17 fatalities, 9 of them soldiers, in latest round of IDF strikes (Israel Radio)

06:13 Qassam rocket hits western Negev; no casualties (Israel Radio)

06:08 IAF strikes over 50 targets in Lebanon in overnight attacks (Israel Radio)

06:05 IDF says air raid sirens in Haifa were false alarm (Israel Radio)

06:03 Air raid sirens sound in Haifa (AP)

05:46 IDF: Lebanese military involved in Friday attack on Israeli ship (AP)

05:43 IDF: Radar stations targeted were used in Friday attack on Israeli ship (AP)

05:37 IDF: Latest attacks in Lebanon are against radar stations used by Hezbollah (AP)

05:13 Israel blames Hizbollah after Canadian deaths in southern Lebanon (Reuters)

04:35 Oil surges back toward record highs after weekend of Middle East violence (Reuters)

04:13 13 killed, including 8 soldiers, in renewed overnight IDF attacks in Lebanon (AP)

03:21 EU foreign ministers discuss diplomatic options in effort to end Mideast violence (AP)

[sofaman]

what a thing to have to explain to your buddies back home...

"what happened to you?"

"I got blown up by cow poo..."

"You're lucky it wasn't rice...rice can cause quite painful buttock injuries..."

[cardinal4]

What an absolute embarrassment Shep is. Jennifer lives over there, knows her way around, and is isnt a 'fraidy cat like the man purse wearer Shep. Put her back on and let Shep cower in the shadows..

[Kimberly GG]

Reporting that they have been briefed that HEZ has long range missles.

[sofaman]

depends on the missile/ rocket used in the strike as to whether or not the hospital was targeted..

[sofaman]

at work...report?

[daybreakcoming]

Thank goodness we now have comic relief in the form of Shep.

Serious question. Those 12 mile kaytushas. They must be just over the border to be hitting Haifa so continuously. That should be easy enough to narrow search. What is the difficulty in IAF locating these launch pads and taking them out?

[jhp]

this thread needs to be put back to the top of the breaking news sidebar

[goldstategop]

I say first and foremost thanks ought to be given to God. As it is written in the Shecheyanu: "Blessed Art Thou, O Hashem Our God, who has enabled us to survive to live to see this day and this season." Israel would be nothing without the protection of the God of Abraham, of Issac and of Jacob. For she has been raised and made again holy and sublime.

(Go Israel Go! Slap 'em down Hezbullies.)

[del4hope]

They can have a war now. Shep has arrived.

And I will go to other sources for my news. After Katrina, can't stomach the drama queen.

[daybreakcoming]

And Newt is up next.

[Fitzcarraldo]

What is the difficulty in IAF locating these launch pads and taking them out?

6+ years of planning and tunneling by the Hezbollah under the noses and the UN and Lebanese army.

[BlessedByLiberty]

LOL!

I don't think I need to say how badly I want to see that video and email it to my liberal Jewish in-laws! They are so conflicted about what to think (feel - they're liberals) about President Bush because even they admit he is steadfast with Israel.

It took them years to admit that Carter sold Israel out to Arafat - they'll never admit Clinton was made from the Carter cloth.

[CougarGA7]

Reminds me of the movie "Force 10 from Navarone". Exploding dog turds.

[lainie]

Oh, I'm sure it is. Totally unnerving. He's just so melodramatic.

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/top_stories/middle_east_crisis_monday_coverage_notes_40299.asp

Monday, Jul 17
Middle East Crisis: Monday Coverage Notes
FNC's Shep Smith will anchor Studio B and The Fox Report live from Jerusalem today. He "was on the scene for the deadly attack in Haifa" and "he'll tell you what he saw..."

was it not even live?

[del4hope]

yep, I got the little red x next to Bibi too.

[tsmith130]

Talking about the weapons that Hezbollah has and Cavuto asked if Israel underestimated what they had. I didn't hear the first part of Netanyahu's response but he said they knew they had a "gun...and if a gun appears in the first act of a play you can bet it's going to be fired...and they fired it." The interview is over now. Sorry...I was reading posts and didn't hear everything he said.

[txhurl]

bumper sticker: 'W - saving your sorry ass whether you like it or not'

[redgolum]

Listening to Rush the woman from Atlasshrugged.com phoned in, reported that Hillary was booed and Elie Wiesel thanked God President Bush is President.

Put not your trust in Princes, but I am glad also.

[BurbankKarl]

Cnni

a French Ferry has arrived to evacuate French and EU residents.

[goldstategop]

God will wipe away the tears of this people as He has comforted all those missing their loved ones. Baruch Dayan Ha Emet.

(Go Israel Go! Slap 'em down Hezbullies.)