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Thursday, July 13, 2006

Updates from Israel - July 13th

Updates around the clock:


8:15PM NEWS FLASH: Two Katyusha rockets land in Haifa. No Injuries. Katyushas strike in Tzfat. 10-15 reported wounded, at least 1 in critical condition. Nahariya - 7 wounded from Katyushas.

7:53 PM: 4 Rockets land on Har Meiron. Injuries being reported from previous attack in Nahariya. Rockets also landed in Rosh Pina and Chatzor -- unsure if there are injured at those locations.

7:33 PM Two additional barrages of Katyusha rockets hit Nahariya and Tzfat. No injuries reported.

6:31 PM: IDF responding to suspected terrorist infiltration in the North, no injuries reported. Ongoing firefight in the area of the IDF tank destroyed yesterday on Northern border. Rotter.net reports than Israel has information that Hizbolla will try to move kidnapped soldiers to Iran. Additional Qassam rocket fired at Southern Israel. No injuries reported.

5:57 PM: Launch identified of Qassam rocket from destroyed Dugit Settlement in Northern Gaza Strip. Landing assumed in Southern Ashkelon. No immediate reports of damaga or injuries.

(Map Courtesy of YNETnews)



5:38 PM Police report that today, 85 mortars and Katyuhsa rockets were fired at Northern Israeli communities, with 90 civilian Israelies wounded: 2 serious, 4 moderate, 30 light, 54 in shock. 2 killed - one in Nahariya, one in Tzfat.

5:35 PM Anti-tank rocket fired at IDF troops operating in Central Gaza on Kissufim Corridor (road that leads to destroyed Gush Katif communities) No injuries reported.

4:51 PM IDF orders residents of Karmiel and Majdal Krum into bomb shelters...in anticipation of more rocket strikes (via Channel 2 TV -- OY)

4:40 PM 70 year old woman from Tzfat dies of Katyusha inflicted injuries this afternoon.

3:48 PM Personal Update: The Muqata receives a new improved BANNER from our good JBlogger friend Sarah over in Australia. Thanks!

3:29 PM Katyusha rockets strike Majdal Krum 3 wounded. The city is not related to this blog.

3:22 PM Names of Kidnapped Soliders: Ehud Goldwasser (31) from Nahariya, Eldad Regev (26) from Kiryat Mutzkin. (neither are Druze as previously reported)

2:58 PM Personal Update: As part of the Muqata clan of kids continue with their vacation in the USA, one of our younger kids is on his way to visit friends...up north. IDF Home Front Command has not recommended that residents leave Northern communities, but to stay indoors if possible, and our friends have an in-house functional bomb shelter (as do many of us). If orders change, then we'll obviously bring him home. Running away from problems will get you nowhere.

2:55 PM 1 serious, 1 moderately wounded plus other hysteria victims in Tzfat resulting from 2 rocket attacks

2:45 PM Names of the fallen IDF soldiers.

The four soldiers killed in the tank:

Tank commander Alexei Kushnirsky, 21, from Nes Tziona
Gadi Musayev, 20, from Acco
Shlomi Yirmiyahu, 20, from Rishon LeTzion.
Yaniv Bar'on, 20, from Maccabim.

The soldiers who were killed in the Hizbullah attack on the outpost, in which the two soldiers were kidnapped:* Eyal Banin, 26, from Be'er Sheva, on his last day of reserve duty. His funeral will be held at 4:30 PM in the Kiryat Sha'ul Military Cemetery* Shani Turjeman, from Beit She'an. His funeral will be held at 6 PM in his hometown.* Vasim Salah Nazal, from the Druze village of Kfar Yanuh. He will be buried there at 2:30 PM.* Nimrod Cohen, 19, from Kibbutz Mitzpeh Shalem near the Dead Sea, who will be buried at 6:00 PM at Mt. Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem. (a7)

2:35 PM Three Katyusha rockets land in the vicinity of Tzfat (Safed). No reported injuries. (via rotter)

2:34 PM IDF soldiers accompanied by members of the Military Rabbinate continued their efforts to locate the body parts of the soldiers who were killed when their tank drove over a bomb in south Lebanon. The body of one of the troops was located Thursday afternoon. (YNET)

2:29 PM Hizbolla leader Nasralla threatens Israel: If Israel does not stop it's attacks on Beirut, we will start bombing Haifa" (reported by Al-Manar news via rotter)

12:24 PM Channel 2 News (Israel) reporting 29 in total civilian wounded up north from Katyusha attacks, 1 of them in critical condition. (in adddition to the woman killed there this morning) [and a hat-tip to OC]

11:52 AM Shomron IDF Battalion Region orders the prevention of Palestinian workers from entering Israeli communities. (Binyanim and Efrayim regions still allowing in workers). (this due to terror warning)

11:46 AM: Rockets target Moshav Ben Ami (location is near Nahariya, North-west Israel). Water and Electricity reportedly knocked out.

11:18 AM Katyusha Rocket lands in Tzfat (Safed); No injuries currently being reported.




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36 comments:

  1. Thanks for the updates.

    We're all davening.

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  2. Thanks Amshi.

    Thanks Qassam-ba! :)

    Things are really heating up now.

    The big question is going to be: Is Hizbolla going to attack with with their long range missiles, and when will the Palestinians start their WestBank offensive towards Jerusalem and Central Israel?

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  3. Thanks for the updates. I posted on my blog that if anyone wants news, they should check here.

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  4. Thanks Jameel you get the updates on faster then Haaretz!

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  5. Yashar Koach!

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  6. I just heard on MSNBC that there were rockets fired into an area where reporters were and that it's possible that someone was injured. Have you heard about that?

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  7. Thanks for keeping us updated. I hope the children are all safe. Excellent banner!

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  8. Thanks for the updates. I posted on my blog that if anyone wants news, they should check here.

    I did too but no one reads my blog so the purpose is unclear.

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  9. WBS: 3 possibilities:

    7:45 Injuries reported in Nahariya, Rosh Pina and Chatzor.

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  10. Thank you Jameel. I appreciate what you're doing.

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  11. They just said Nahariya.

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  12. They are now repoting on the 8:00 news aroutz shtayim about a (or more)katusha in Hifah.

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  13. :29 PM Katyusha rockets strike Majdal Krum 3 wounded. Thie city is not related to this blog.

    Um... Thanks?

    (and thanks for the updates.)

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  14. Hezbullah is saying they didn't fire anything at Haifa.

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  15. Re: Journalists

    There was either one non-serious injury or no injuries at all.

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  16. Eyewitness report from arab-occupied 'east' Jerusalem:

    Every rag village of enemy scum as far as the eye can see is celebrating the 'holiday' with fireworks. Is that on CNN yet?


    Truth.

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  17. Jameel,
    I just got a report that a Katyusha Hit Kiryat Atta. - I will let you know more as I learn it (you are not online)

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  18. No Truth but MSNBC is reporting the all important news of Angelina Jolie's new movie role as Mariane Pearl.

    CNN says Hezbullah launched those rockets into Haifa but Hezbullah has denied it (CNN hasn't heard that news yet, I guess).

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  19. Did anyone see the interview with Shimon Peres?

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  20. just so you know, lots of pro-israel coverage on fox news.
    also, for those in the US, ABC radio is filled with pro-israel commentary today with lots of callers verbalizing their support and many of them are non-jewish conservatives wondering why israel waited so long to attack. so it seems that here, there are a lot of supporters.
    also, it was reported (on fox news) that the lebanese have been fleeing beirut, fearing an attack, and many (lebanese) have been wondering why hizbullah chose to open this "can of worms" and feel that they should have just left well enough alone, especially after israel pulled out of there in 2000. hopefully, their anger will get back to hizbullah.

    stay safe, our prayers are with you.

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  21. CNN and MSNBC seem to be reporting the news neutrally.

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  22. By the way, Shimon Peres said (and I'm paraphrasing) that Israel and Lebanon have nothing against each other -- this is all hezbullah's doing.

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  23. Report ch 10 Nassrala might be dead!

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  24. Thank you so much for keeping us updated in such detail. Today is a fast day... lets use it to daven for the matzav in our beloved Israel! Jameel... you are an inspiration!

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  25. (Sayyed Hassan) Nasrallah, the Secretary General of hezbullah or Brigadier Staff Abbass Nassrala, Chief of Army Logistics for Lebanon?

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  26. Nasrallah from hezbullah but it is unconfirmed they heard it from arabs in Lebanon.

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  27. kach613: Report ch 10 Nassrala might be dead!

    Inshallah...


    Truth.

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  28. nb rag parties w/fireworks:

    NRG (ma'ariv online Hebrew) now reporting same from Kalkilya.


    Truth.

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  29. Jameel,

    Our tefillot go out to you and yours in the Muqata. stay strong, brother.

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  30. great coverage.
    With the hitting of Haifa-I pray they go ALL OUT.
    -no holds barred.

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  31. The US just vetoed Qatar's UN proposal to condemn Israel's activities in Gaza.

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  32. Apparently Egypt walked out after the US vetoed the resolution.

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  33. fern, good. maybe, they'll quit the UN.
    -OC

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  34. Hi All -

    Sorry for the delay...had a wild night here. Will post about it momentarily...

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  35. And thanks all for your good wishes!

    (And Truth - I blogged about the fireworks in my latest posting)

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