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IDF: We did not hit Beit Hanoun house [well, well, well]
YNet ^ | May 2, 2008 | Hanan Greenberg

Posted on 05/02/2008 6:40:28 AM PDT by Alouette

Military inquiry into incident which left Palestinian mother, four of her children dead, concludes family was hurt by detonation of weapons carried out by nearby gunman targeted by IAF missile. Army releases footage caught by UAV proving missile did not target Gaza home

Hanan Greenberg Published: 05.02.08, 15:57 / Israel News

An Israel Defense Forces investigation into Monday's incident in Gaza, which left a mother and her four children dead, confirmed Friday that the family was not hit by Israel Air Force fire, but rather by a detonation of weapons carried out by a nearby gunman who was targeted by an IAF missile.

The IDF released footage caught by an unmanned aerial vehicle, proving its claims. The gunman's weapons exploded as a result of the residual blast, which in turn caused the ricochets which apparently hit the family.

The inquiry revolved around a report claiming that an IDF shell hit a house in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun, killing five members of the Abu Meatak family.

IDF officials noted that the missile fired at the gunman is considered accurate and with a small amount of explosives.

The IDF inquiry presents the following picture:

At around 8 am, a cell of four terrorists was spotted firing at Givati troops operating in the Beit Hanoun area. IDF officials in the command room followed the cell, confirmed that they were terrorists carrying explosives, and for attempted to determine the place where they would be attacked by an IAF aircraft.

The cell members were spotted moving 400 meters away from the forces. At 8:13 am, an aircraft fired at two of the cell members, hitting them. One of the terrorists was killed and his friend was wounded. The army continued to follow the injured terrorist, and about a munite later the aircraft fired another missile at him, identifying an accurate hit.

Footage released by the IDF on Friday shows that civilians standing several meters away from the terrorist were not hurt. As the missile used to target him was accurate. The location selected by the IDF for targeting the second terrorist is close to a grape orchard, where not every civilian can be seen, and about three meters away from the gate of the Palestinian family's home.

Seven minutes after the second missile was fired, reports were received about civilians being hit, and several hours later it turned out that the family members were killed. The family was hit after the second missile was fired, and according to estimates, weapons carried by the terrorist led to greater damage. The house's gate apparently flew at the family members, who were at the time outside the house, inside the grape orchard.


TOPICS: Extended News; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: pallywood; propaganda

1 posted on 05/02/2008 6:40:28 AM PDT by Alouette
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2 posted on 05/02/2008 6:41:19 AM PDT by Alouette (Vicious Babushka)
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To: Alouette

Secondaries happen.

}:-)4


3 posted on 05/02/2008 6:42:15 AM PDT by Moose4 (http://moosedroppings.wordpress.com -- Because 20 million self-important blogs just aren't enough.)
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To: Moose4

The “clueless” better wake up and realize who and what our enemies are like. Israel’s enemies are the same enemies we have. Acting shocked at how devious our enemies are in their efforts to affect world opinion, is beyond stupid; it’s moronic and will get people killed. Wake up and face the realities of who and what our enemies are before it’s too late.


4 posted on 05/02/2008 6:46:28 AM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Alouette

Pallywood will release their own video now where a giant Jew descends upon the family with a machine gun and rocket launcher. After killing the poor innocent Palestinians, the giant Jew will drain the blood of the children for later consumption.

Film at 11.


5 posted on 05/02/2008 6:47:30 AM PDT by bolobaby
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To: Alouette

Was Green Helmet there?


6 posted on 05/02/2008 6:48:13 AM PDT by neodad (USS Vincennes (CG 49) "Checkmate Cruiser")
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To: Alouette
One of the terrorists was killed and his friend was wounded. The army continued to follow the injured terrorist, and about a munite later the aircraft fired another missile at him, identifying an accurate hit.

Sucks Sucked to be him.

7 posted on 05/02/2008 6:52:00 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows ("Code Pink should guard against creating stereotypes in the Mincing Community." --Titan Magroyne)
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To: Alouette
Gosh, I wonder why rampant duplicity in the West Bank reminds me of the Balkans?
8 posted on 05/02/2008 6:53:36 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (Islam offers us three choices: surrender, kill them, or die.)
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To: bolobaby
Pallywood will release their own video now where a giant Jew descends upon the family with a machine gun and rocket launcher. After killing the poor innocent Palestinians, the giant Jew will drain the blood of the children for later consumption.

Palestinians couldn't afford a giant Jew, all they could get was a Jew dwarf.


9 posted on 05/02/2008 7:19:36 AM PDT by Alouette (Vicious Babushka)
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10 posted on 05/02/2008 8:05:22 AM PDT by SJackson (I'm a lawyer, Barack is a lawyer, all our friends are lawyers, Michelle O.)
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To: Alouette

I’m sure that Rooters, the BBC, and the NY Times will rush out the news that this was another self-inflicted wound on the part of careless Palestinians, and that earlier reports blaming the Joos were mistaken.


11 posted on 05/02/2008 8:11:08 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Alouette

Frankly, I don’t believe in Israel even bothering to protest our innocence of these blood libels. The Hell with them. We answer to no one but HaShem.


12 posted on 05/02/2008 9:20:42 AM PDT by forkinsocket
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To: Alouette

Don’t worry Alouette I look this way

There is always another time LOL!


13 posted on 05/02/2008 9:40:11 AM PDT by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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To: Alouette

LOL! Awesome pic!


14 posted on 05/02/2008 9:41:25 AM PDT by bolobaby
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To: ExTexasRedhead
Agree completely. Your words remind me of:

"One of the common failings among honorable people is a failure to appreciate how thoroughly dishonorable some other people can be, and how dangerous it is to trust them."
--Thomas Sowell

"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle."
--Edmund Burke

15 posted on 05/02/2008 4:01:46 PM PDT by hadit2here ("Most men would rather die than think. Many do." - Bertrand Russell)
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