Gaza Operation Day 2: Three rockets near Ashdod, Hamas government center struckDEBKAfile Special Report December 28, 2008, 10:57 AM (GMT+02:00) Sunday, Dec. 28, the day after Israel's devastating assault on its military sites in Gaza, Hamas activated its Iran-made improved Grad Katyusha unit. The rockets reached as far north as Moshav Bnei Ayish near Yavne to the northeast and the outskirts of the big port city of Ashdod to the north, both nearly 40 km from the Gaza Strip. In Gaza City, Israeli bombs struck the government center and two police headquarters, going after the symbols of Hamas rule. | ||
Next: Israel prepares Gaza ground incursion, Hamas gears for suicide terrorDEBKAfile Special Analysis December 27, 2008, 11:04 AM (GMT+02:00) ![]() Hamas compounds flattened DEBKAfile's military sources assess the next stage of Israel's Gaza campaign as being a ground incursion of the Gaza Strip, to follow up the air bombardment of Hamas compounds Saturday, Dec. 27. Hamas estimates that in four minutes, dozens of Israeli bombers and helicopters flattened 30 "high profile" sites. At least 350 Palestinians were killed, 90 percent of them Hamas operatives. Hamas is not not ready to show a white flag and will make a supreme effort to retaliate from Gaza, Lebanon and West Bank. Israel will therefore proceed to Stage Two of its Gaza operation. Israeli killed in Netivot by Gaza missile. Fifty-three fired Saturday nightDecember 27, 2008, 9:04 PM (GMT+02:00) Retaliating for Israeli air strikes which destroyed Hamas compounds across Gaza, Saturday, Dec. 27, a Palestinian missile struck a home in Netivot, killing an Israeli man and injuring 7 civilians, three seriously. Another hit Kiryat Gat and Ashkelon sustained a volley of missiles. The Sderot synagogue took a direct hit, injuring two worshippers, one seriously. Hamas misled, surprised by Israeli air offensiveDEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis December 27, 2008, 6:15 PM (GMT+02:00) ![]() Hamas compounds in Gaza under Israeli air attack In an air offensive dubbed "Cast Lead," Saturday, Dec. 27, some 150 Israeli bombers and helicopters struck 100 targets, destroying dozens of Hamas military compounds across the Gaza Strip in reprisal for the Palestinian long-term missile blitz. The operation had two elements of surprise: Olmert: Israel's objective is normal life for its southern citizensDecember 27, 2008, 11:04 AM (GMT+02:00) Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert defined the objective of the Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip as "improving the lives of citizens in the South and giving them a normal life." He addressed a televised speech to the nation Saturday night, Dec. 27, flanked by defense minister Ehud Barak and foreign minister Tzipi Livni. |
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