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http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/125418
24 Adar 5768, March 1, ‘08
Published: 02/29/08, 9:54 AM
“Ashkelon Katyushas Came From Iran Via Egypt”
by Ezra HaLevi
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “(IsraelNN.com) Israel’s Foreign Ministry says the Grad-type Katyusha rockets fired at Ashkelon came from Iran and may lead Israel back to Gaza.
“In the past 24 hours, over 15 heavy rockets were fired from Hamas-controlled Gaza against Israel’s southern port city of Ashkelon,” a Foreign Ministry dispatch to journalists and diplomatic staff said. “The 122 mm Grad rockets (also known as Katyushas), are a type of standard military artillery weapon produced in the former Soviet bloc and by other states deploying non-Western arms. It is manufactured to military standards, by a conventional arms industry, and is equipped with a weapons-grade high explosive fragmentation warhead.”
The Foreign Ministry pointed the finger at Tehran. “The Grad rockets fired today were apparently smuggled into Gaza from Iran via Egypt through tunnels and the breached Rafah border fence,” the dispatch stated. “Israel has repeatedly warned neighboring states and the international community about the arms buildup taking place in Hamas-controlled Gaza. Today’s attacks constitute a regretful yet unequivocal proof of the veracity of Israel’s warnings.”
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/125421
24 Adar 5768, March 1, ‘08
“Egyptian Intelligence Chief Postpones Visit Due to Gaza Tensions”
by Hana Levi Julian
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “(IsraelNN.com) Plans for a visit to Jerusalem next week by Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman are on the back burner.
Suleiman had been due to meet Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Defense Minister Ehud Barak. He was also expected to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, whose visit to Israel would have coincided with his.
Suleiman called Barak Friday morning to tell him he was postponing the visit, originally set for the middle of next week. According to Voice of Israel government radio, Suleiman cancelled to protest Israel’s air strikes on Hamas terrorists in Gaza, but intends to reschedule for another date.
The Egyptian intelligence chief is considered the second-most powerful man in Cairo, after President Hosni Mubarak.”