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Mumbai death toll of Israeli and Jewish hostages rises to nine, some 610 others saved DEBKAfile Special Report November 29, 2008, 5:17 PM (GMT+02:00) Islamist terrorist. "They shot everyone they saw." The number of murdered hostages in one of worst, most deliberate terrorist attacks ever on an Israeli-Jewish community outside Israel rose to nine Saturday, Nov. 29, after the Indian government wrested control of its financial center from Islamist terrorists. The name of Ms Yocheved Harpaz, 59, joined the four victims from Chabad Center so far identified. The singling out of foreign sites and US, British and Jewish victims is seen by many experts as a hallmark of an al Qaeda-led operation, possibly in association with other groups. Many Indian fingers point at Pakistan as its base  More...

Intense Palestinian mortar fire injures 8 Israeli soldiers opposite Gaza DEBKAfile Special Report November 29, 2008, 12:05 PM (GMT+02:00) Hamas took responsibility for the Palestinian mortar barrage directed Friday night, Nov. 28, at the IDF base near Nahal Oz opposite the Gaza Strip. Six men and women soldiers remain in hospital. Staff at Beersheba's Sorocca hospital stabilized two seriously injured soldiers overnight, but had to amputate the leg of one of them. DEBKAfile's military sources report that by claiming the attack the Hamas terrorist group makes nonsense of defense minister Ehud Barak's policy of "preserving the ceasefire."  More... M Olmert faces indictment in double-billing air tickets case November 26, 2008, 8:45 PM (GMT+02:00) Ehud Olmert Attorney general Menahem Mazuz notified prime minister Ehud Olmert Wednesday, Nov. 25, that pending a hearing, he is planning to file criminal charges against him in the double billing flight tickets affair. The charges include fraud, breach of trust, falsifying corporate records, failure to report income and receiving illegal benefits during his years as a public servant. The prime minister's long-serving aide Ms Shula Zaken faces similar charges.  More...