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HIZBOLLAH VICTIMS BRING HISTORIC CIVIL SUIT AGAINST MEGA-BANK May 12, 2008 For Immediate Release VICTIMS OF HIZBOLLAH MISSILE ATTACKS BRING HISTORIC CIVIL ACTION AGAINST UBS IN NEW YORK FEDERAL COURT A group of American victims of Iranian sponsored terror have filed a civil action in the United States District Court for the Southern District against the Swiss mega-bank, UBS AG. The plaintiffs, all of whom had family members injured or killed in Iranian-backed terror attacks, allege that UBS' unlawful eight year-long provision of financial services to the Islamic Republic at the time Iran was providing material support to terrorist organizations...

Special Navy forces discovered weapons and ammunition on a cargo ship overnight Tuesday, after boarding the Francop some 100 nautical miles west of Israel flying an Antiguan flag. Defense officials said the 140-meter long Francop, captured near Cyprus, was carrying arms sent by Iran and destined for Syria and Hizbullah. More than 60 tons of weaponry were on board, in dozens of containers. The Francop carried hundreds of containers. A significant amount of 122 mm. Katyusha rockets, likely made in Iran, assault rifles, mortar shells and grenades were found on board. Israel Radio reported that advanced anti-aircraft platforms not before...

Lebanese security forces discovered five Katyusha rockets in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, a senior official from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Wednesday. Milos Strugar said the rockets, which were not prepared for launching, were discovered along with a launch pad by a patrol of peacekeepers near the town of Naqoura, to the north of Rosh Hanikra, where the UN force is headquartered. Strugar said Lebanese army units were called in and an investigation was underway.

SNIPPET: "A North Texas imam is calling on Muslims to take up arms in defense of Palestinians in Gaza. Sheikh Mohamed El-Moctar El-Shinqiti, director of the Islamic Center of South Plains in Lubbock, Texas, participated in an online chat, "Fatwas on Gaza," at the web site IslamOnline.net. El-Shinqiti encouraged readers to fight - or if they can't, to send money to those who are fighting - in response to six out of the eight questions posed to him in the online chat. When asked what can be done to help the people in Gaza, El-Shinqiti emphasized war over sending food...

"THE BRIEF LIFE AND EXQUISITE MARTYRDOM OF A HAMAS MORTAR CREW" Snippet: "Via Hamas' al-Aqsa TV station, said to be filmed in Jabaliya on 06 January 2008. At about 1'15" the crew is hit by an apparent Israeli counter-strike."

JERUSALEM: Israel will show restraint in its response to a rocket attack on northern Israel, an official traveling with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday. The official said the attack appeared to have been carried out by Palestinian radicals, and not Hezbollah, the group that battled Israel during a monthlong war last summer. "This is an attempt to provoke Israel into a response," the official said. "Israel will not succumb to this provocation but will monitor the situation carefully." The official, who was traveling with Olmert in New York, spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the...

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Jun. 17, 2007 17:33 | Updated Jun. 17, 2007 21:16>B>UNIFIL: Katyusha fire is 'serious breach' of cease-fire By YAAKOV KATZ, JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP Talkbacks for this article: 17 UN peacekeeping force in South Lebanon (UNIFIL) called Sunday's Katyusha rocket attack from Lebanon into Israel a "serious breach" of cease-fire, and urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint. "Today's rocket attack from south Lebanon is considered a serious violation of Security Council Resolution 1701 and serious breach of cessation of hostilities agreement," said Yasmina Bouziane, a spokeswoman for the UN Interim Force in Lebanon. The UN reaction coincided with a...

'We didn't fire rockets' Nasrallah denies involvement   Photo: AFP Hizbullah denies involvement in Katyusha attack on north; IDF: Palestinian group responsible Car hit by rocket   Photo: Avihu Shapira Hizbullah denies was behind Katyusha attack IDF officials believe Palestinian group, and not Hizbullah, responsible for rocket attack on north Hanan Greenberg Published: 06.17.07, 18:39 / Israel News Hizbullah denied it was behind the launching of two Katyusha rockets at Kiryat Shmona Sunday afternoon, the organization's TV station al-Manar reported. The station also said that the IDF was currently firing mortar shells at the Shebaa Farms area in southern Lebanon....

Jun. 17, 2007 17:33 | Updated Jun. 17, 2007 18:04 Four Katyusha rockets fired at northern Israel; none hurt By YAAKOV KATZ, JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP An IDF officer inspects the site where one of the Katyushas struck in Kiryat Shmona on Sunday. Photo: Channel 10 The remnants of what was one of the Katyusha rockets that struck Kiryat Shmona on Sunday. Photo: Channel 2 Four Katyusha rockets struck the town of Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel Sunday afternoon, causing damage but no injuries. Three rockets landed in Kiryat Shmona while a fourth hit Lebanese territory. The identity of the...

Israeli warplanes early Wednesday staged a raid on a Palestinian base south of Beirut, a military spokesman said. He said the Israeli army "attacked a base of the PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) situated south of Beirut." "This raid is a riposte to the rocket attack against the north of Israel," he added. "We consider this kind of attack serious." Seven Katyusha rockets were fired at north Israel from southern Lebanon overnight Wednesday, Lebanese police said. No one immediately claimed responsibility.

Loud explosions were heard on Tuesday night in two locations near Israel's northern border, in what Israeli sources reportedly said was an attack by as Hezbollah guerillas based along the frontier in Lebanon. Residents of the city of Kiryat Shmona were ordered into shelters, as it and the town of Shlomi were targeted. Several victims of shock were reported, as well as some damage to buildings. [snip]

IDF strike at Hizbullah outposts in response to rocket attacks 14 May 2005 (Communicated by the IDF Spokesman) Mt. Dov. Archive Photo: IDF Spokesman Yesterday, May 13, 2005, the Hizbullah terror organization fired more than 10 mortar shells and rockets at IDF outposts in the Har Dov area, along the Israeli-Lebanese border. No injuries or damages were reported. In response, IAF fighter planes and helicopters attacked three Hizbullah organization firing positions in the Har Dov area. IDF forces returned shell fire at an additional Hizbullah post in the central region, north of the Israeli town of Dovav. The forces reported...

KIRKUK, Iraq (AFP) - A US military post in the northern city of Kirkuk was hit by five Katyusha rockets, sparking relatiatory US shell fire, Iraqi police reported, without saying if there were any casualties. They said a school in Kirkuk was also hit by a mortar Tuesday, and a bomb exploded in front of a dry cleaners used by the US forces. "A US position located behind the technical college at the entrance of Kirkuk was hit by five Katyusha rockets," Lieutenant Ammar Hassan al-Abbadi said. "The attack happened at 9:00 pm (1800 GMT) and the rockets were fired...

Oct. 28, 2003 Israel, US to fund laser that shoots down rockets By ASSOCIATED PRESS Israel and the U.S. are to spend at least US$57 million for development of a laser cannon that can shoot down short-range missiles, an Israeli legislator and security officials said Tuesday. A recent Israeli delegation successfully lobbied Congress to approve the new funding package for the joint U.S.-Israeli Nautilus laser weapon project, said Israeli lawmaker Yuval Steinitz, who was part of the delegation. Israel wants the Nautilus to help protect its northern border towns from Katyusha rockets, fired by the Lebanese guerrilla group Hizbullah during...