Israeli aircraft bomb Gaza after deadly Eilat attacks

[News_Editor]

Israeli aircraft bomb Gaza after deadly Eilat attacks

2011-08-19 14:44:46 GMT+7 (ICT)

TEL AVIV / GAZA CITY (BNO NEWS) -- Israeli aircraft on early Friday morning carried out a series of airstrikes in Gaza, officials said, reportedly killing at least one person. The airstrikes came just hours after a series of attacks in southern Israel.

A spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said its aircraft bombed seven suspected terrorist targets in Gaza on early Friday morning. "These sites were targeted in response to the combined terrorist attacks that took place yesterday around noon near the city of Eilat, as well as the firing of rockets at Israel from Gaza," the spokesperson said.

The IDF said it targeted a suspected weapons manufacturing site and two 'terror activity' sites in northern Gaza. In southern Gaza, Israeli airstrikes targeted two smuggling tunnels, a 'terror' tunnel and a 'terror activity' tunnel, the IDF said.

The Palestine News Network (PNN) however claimed that one of the airstrikes struck a house in the al-Sodaniyah area of Gaza City, killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring 17 other civilians. It was not possible to independently confirm the allegations.

The Israeli airstrikes were in response to a series of attacks in southern Israel on Thursday afternoon, killing eight people and injuring more than 40 others. It was also in response to several rockets which were fired at Israel from Gaza on Thursday.

"The IDF will not tolerate any malicious attempt to harm Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers, and will not hesitate to respond with strength and determination to any element that uses terror against the State of Israel and until calm is restored," the IDF spokesperson warned. "The IDF holds the Hamas terrorist organization solely responsible for any terrorist activity emanating from the Gaza Strip."

On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu warned the country would retaliate for Thursday's attacks. "I have set out a principle - when the citizens of Israel are attacked, we respond immediately and with strength," he said.

The IDF had already carried out several airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday evening in response to the attacks. The airstrikes killed six suspected militants, including Kamal Abu Abed al-Nairab who was a senior commander in the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC).

-- © BNO News All rights reserved 2011-08-19

[maidu]

What goes through the minds of those idiot bomb tossers from Gaza? Something like this, perhaps:

Idiot 1: "Ummm, let's propel some little bombs over to Israel, see what happens."

Idiot 2: "Ok, but the Israeli armed forces are a lot more advanced than anything we have in Gaza, and they'll probably come and bomb a bunch of houses - some of which have our buddies and their families inside."

Idiot 1: "Maybe, but then everyone killed on our side of the fence becomes martyrs, so they'll go to a lovely garden. You gotta problem with that?"

Idiot 2: "Oh well, Ok, I guess you're right, but it still seems a bit odd to try and kill a few Jews, in exchange for getting whole Gaza neighborhoods destroyed."

Idiot 1: "Don't think so much, and help me light this fuse."

[uptheos]

Oh dear, when will the Palestinian terrorist's ever learn their lesson?

[Jingthing]

Terrorist attacks on Southern Israel -- 20,000 New Israeli Shekels

Retaliation by the IDF -- Priceless

Edited August 19, 2011 by Jingthing