Israel will not fight back after 11 Palestinian missiles, 6 Grad rockets injure 23 civiliansDEBKAfile Special Report November 14, 2008, 11:00 PM (GMT+02:00)  Grad rocket in Ashkelon Prime minister Ehud Olmert, defense minister Ehud Barak and chief of staff Lt. Gen. Gaby Ashkenazi decided at a special conference Friday evening, Nov. 14 to refrain from responding to the Palestinians’ 10-day missile blitz from Gaza. The ministers met after 6 Grad rockets hit Ashkelon and 11 missiles battered Sderot during the day. One of the 23 casualties was an 82-year old woman in Sderot wounded by flying shrapnel; the rest shock victims. | ||
Resumed Gaza terror outcome of Israel’s passivity and over-reliance on CairoDEBKAfile Special Analysis November 13, 2008, 10:42 AM (GMT+02:00)  Israeli troops in Gaza - again Thursday night, Nov. 13, the Palestinians fired five missiles, including two Grads, against Ashkelon, Sderot, Netivot and Or Haner. Suspense is building up around the Gaza Strip amid fears of a major Palestinian escalation. DEBKAfile’s military and intelligence sources report that the foundering of the Gaza truce is the direct outcome of the Israeli government’s passive military stance and over-reliance on Egypt to pull its Palestinian chestnuts out of the fire. | ||
West Bank security plunges out of Israel military control
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
November 11, 2008, 4:55 PM (GMT+02:00)
Palestinian firebombers terrorize West Bank
On one day, Tuesday, Nov. 11, there were 30 Palestinian attacks on Israeli soldiers and border police officers on the West Bank, leaving four injured, including two policemen and an army platoon commander,DEBKAfile’s military sources report. Since last month, Israel units have been prohibited by the prime minister and defense minister from posting snipers to defend them against Palestinian firebomb ambuscades.
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