Monday, 12 November 2012




DEBKAfile Special Report November 12, 2012, 10:41 PM (GMT+02:00)
Tags:  Palestinian terror   missile attacks   Salafis   Gaza   Israel 
A rocket smashes through the ceiling of a Sderot home
A rocket smashes through the ceiling of a Sderot home
Most Palestinians groups met in Gaza City Monday night, Nov. 12, to approve a ceasefire after a three-day, 300-rocket assault on Israel. But the Salafists stayed away, instead firing 5 heavy Grad rockets against Netivot, Beersheba and Ofakim and taking delivery of a fresh load of Grads through the Sinai tunnels, assisted by Tehran’s proxy, Jihad Islam. Yet Israel, Egypt and even Hamas continued to delude themselves that a ceasefire can work - although Israel’s top command reckons it will collapse within days.
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Obama Will Give Syrian Rebels Arms
They will go to a leader fighting in Syria who wins his nod. 
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The US to Undertake Suez Security
A hi-tech security fence to be built to guard the waterway against terror. 
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Obama Is Ready for Talks with Iran
Negotiations come late, after Iran has crossed the nuclear threshold. 
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Headlines
Israel tanks knock out Syrian mortars shelling Golan. Assad tests Israel’s resolve in Gaza too
DEBKAfile Special Report
November 12, 2012, 3:28 PM (GMT+02:00)
Bashar Assad provokes Israel to support Hamas
Bashar Assad provokes Israel to support Hamas
Another shell landed near an Israeli position on the Golan Monday, Nov. 12, less than 24 hours after Damascus promised to silence the mortar battery responsible for “stray shells.” The promise came after Israel fired a Tamuz guided missile into Syria as a warning shot.  Monday, Israeli tank fire knocked out the Syrian mortar battery.DEBKAfile: Bashar Assad is provoking the Netanyahu government in the light of its restraint against heavy Palestinian missile fire from Gaza.
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Israel fires warning Tamuz missile into Syria as Gaza front escalates
DEBKAfile Special Report
November 11, 2012, 4:28 PM (GMT+02:00)
Advanced precision-guided Tamuz missile developed by Israel
Advanced precision-guided Tamuz missile developed by Israel
Israel’s deteriorating security situation has erupted simultaneously on two fronts. Sunday, Nov. 11, the IDF fired a Tamuz precision guided missile at a Syrian mortar position as a warning after a stray mortar hit an Israel Golan defense post. It was the fourth incident in 10 days. On the Gaza front, the Palestinians shot Grad missiles at Beersheba – one was intercepted by Iron Dome – after shooting 60 missiles in less than 24 hours. They injured four Israeli soldiers Saturday, four civilians Sunday – apparent victims of Katyushas supplied by Hizballah.
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