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Sunday, January 11, 2009

Hamas tried to down IAF plane

At a Sunday briefing, the Israel Air Force announced that Hamas had tried to down an IAF jet using anti-aircraft fire. This is apparently the first use of anti-aircraft fire by Hamas.
The IDF has said that Hamas possesses several shoulder-held ground-to-air missiles, and in air raids overnight Saturday, the IAF hit a Gaza mosque in which a number of them were stored.
Just think, if Hamas ever - God forbid - gets control of Judea and Samaria, they can use those handheld missiles against civilian aircraft taking off and landing at Ben Gurion International Airport.

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2 comments:

  1. NormanF9:27 PM

    They've all kinds of weapons. None of this should be a surprise to Israel - but they were "surprised" by Hezbollah in Lebanon back in 2006. This war is more than just about rockets being fired at Israel - much more.

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  2. Fred Schlomka12:08 PM

    I guess you would prefer that the IDF fire thousands of rockets and bombs at people who do not have the capability of firing back. Gaza is basically a duck shoot. First we cage them up, then we bombard them and get pissed off when they shoot back a little. Duh?!?

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