IDF: Hizbullah Rockets Can Strike Jerusalem
Cheshvan 23, 5770, 10 November 09 07:32
by Ilene Rosenblum (Israelnationalnews.com)
A Katyusha rocket is fired from Lebanon. Israel Hizbullah's missiles now have the capacity to reach Israel’s central region, including Jerusalem, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.Gen Gabi Ashkenazi said Tuesday in a briefing with the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. He also announced that a new operation designed to intercept Katyusha rockets is due to begin next year .
A small percentage of Hizbullah’s current arsenal of tens of thousands of missiles can reach almost 190 miles, Ashkenazi said, well over the distance from southern Lebanon to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
Meanwhile, the joint air defense exercise, Juniper Cobra, was completed on Tuesday to the satisfaction of all levels of command. Top brass in both the Israeli and U.S. armies called the exercise a great success. In the final operation, ten Patriot missiles were shot down by unmanned planes within a matter of hours. Approximately 1,400 personnel, each from the U.S. military and the IDF, took part in the fifth operation of the biennial exercise.
Major Omri Maost, an anti-aircraft commander in the South, sat in the control room during the launching and was directly responsible for some of the missiles that were launched. He said that the success of the operation boosted soldiers’ confidence.
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Conclusive Evidence Proves Iran Missiles on Weapons Ship
Cheshvan 24, 5770, 11 November 09 01:56
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu(Israelnationalnews.com) The Foreign Ministry disclosed Wednesday that examinations of weapons found on the ship stopped by Israel on the high seas two weeks ago prove that Iran is the source. “An examination of the munitions seized proves conclusively that the source of the arms was Iran. This is clear both from the shipping documents and the markings on the munitions themselves,” it stated.
The vessel, named the Francop, was a merchant ship flying the flag of Antigua and destined for a port in Syria, which has been the exit point for tens of thousands of rockets smuggled into Lebanon for Hizbullah terrorists.
The IDF photo on the left shows cases of 60mm mortar bombs with a packing list that claims the cargo in the container is AZ111-A2 fuses. Israeli special naval forces boarded the boat without opposition, and further investigation showed that the ship’s crew had no idea they were carrying 500 of tons of weapons disguised as civilian goods.
After the ship was escorted to Ashdod, authorities counted 36 shipping containers with:
--Approximately 9,000 mortar shells;
--3,000 Katyusha rockets;
--3,000 recoilless gun shells;
--20,000 grenades;
-more than half a million rounds of small arms ammunition
“The Iranian Revolutionary Guards transfer their shipments over air, sea, and land routes, and do not hesitate to make use of civilian carriers, often without their knowledge," the Foreign Ministry added.
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