torsdag 5 april 2012

Raket från Sinai mot Eilat

Onsdag kväll sköts en GRAD raket från Sinai mot Eilat. Ingen skadades i attacken men flera fick behandling för chock.
Raketattacker från Siani (Egypten) mot Israel ställer det israeliska försvaret inför ett stort problem.Israel kan inte slå tillbaka eller oskadliggöra avfyrningsramperna utan att göra intrång på egyptisk territorium.

Grad rocket slams into Eilat; none injured

Analysis: Israel’s options in Sinai are limited (Jerusalem Post)

"The rocket fire from the Sinai late Wednesday night did not come as a surprise for the Israeli defense establishment. For months now, the IDF has been tracking Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorist activity in the Sinai and there have been reports that the organizations have established rocket production lines in Egyptian territory and even moved some of their weapons caches there...

...“This is exactly the dilemma we are currently facing,” a senior defense official said. “If we spot a rocket squad in the Sinai do we attack or not? If we attack, we are accused of violating Egyptian sovereignty and if we don’t attack then a rocket lands in Israel.” 

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