Liveblogging the Conflict in Israel: Operation Cast Lead (Day 7)

By: AussieDave

Bet Shemesh : Israel | 11 months ago

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I have been liveblogging Operation Cast Lead since it began on Saturday. You can find all my liveblogging posts here.

Today's updates:

It has been a relatively quiet night, with no additional rockets being fired in to Israel since we last met. From our side, the IAF has continued to strike terror-related targets, including 15 Hamashole houses, and another mosque used for prayers as a storage facility for arms (a large amount of Grad missiles, Qassam rockets and additional weaponry), a launching ground for rockets, a meeting place for Hamas terrorists, and as a communications center. Once again, the strike set off a series of secondary explosions and a large fire caused by the stockpiled ammunitions.

Meanwhile, an interim analysis of the situation conducted by the IDF has found that Hamas’ ballistic capabilites may have been overestimated (Hamas has so far fired 350 rockets in six days, whereas the IDF estimated they could launch as many as 200 a day), residents under fire are not panicking, and the authorities’ ability to tend to the public’s needs has improved since the Second Lebanon War.

In other news, the IDF expect a large-scale terror attack attempt in response to the killing of arch terrorist Rayyan, and the Egyptian Foreign Minister has told Arabs they should avoid placing all the blame for the fighting on Israel.

For constant updates throughout the day, see here.

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