Sunday, 21 December 2008

Urgent Israeli cabinet debate on Palestinian missile war boiling over from Gaza

DEBKAfile Special Report

December 21, 2008, 1:16 PM (GMT+02:00)

Sderot: Living in mortal fear

Sderot: Living in mortal fear

Before the Israeli cabinet began its meeting Sunday morning, Dec. 21, Palestinian terrorists fired eight missiles and mortar shells at Israeli civilian locations, continuing the blitz launched before and after Hamas ended its six-month "truce" Friday. Israeli helicopters struck three missile teams preparing to fire near the north Gaza town of Beit Hanoun. But the missiles kept coming.

Several ministers are pushing hard for harsh military action. 
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Iran drastically modifies its nuclear weaponization strategy

DEBKA-Net-Weekly Exclusive Report

December 20, 2008, 12:03 PM (GMT+02:00)

In the coming DEBKA-Net-Weekly, you can read for the first time about a new decision by Islamic republic rulers to rethink the tempo of their nuclear armament program in the light of the Obama administration's promised engagement policy. Tehran homed in on the Obama-Clinton plan to appoint a senior Iranian outreach coordinator.

Don't miss this and many more exclusive revelations in the next issue ofDNW 277 out Friday, Dec. 26, 2008.

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US, Russian heavy weapons bound for Lebanon will reach Hizballah

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Ageing US M-50 Supersherman: nucleus of Lebanon's new tank corps

Ageing US M-50 Supersherman: nucleus of Lebanon's new tank corps

In their contest to arm the Lebanese army with heavy weapons, the United States and Russia have no way of keeping them out of Hizballah hands; Shiite soldiers make up nearly half the force and Hizballah's hands are on the levers of the Beirut government. Israel's tardy diplomatic efforts to forestall the flow fell on deaf ears in Moscow and Washington. Russia's military foothold in the Middle East begins to extend to Israel's back door.

Read more about this development inDEBKAfile's Exclusive Report below. 

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December 20, 2008, 11:10