Israel Navy commandos raid long-range rocket facility in Gaza

[aris2chat]

careful strikes to avoid civilian deaths.

Israel Navy commandos raid long-range rocket facility in Gaza
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Israel Navy commandos raided a facility from which Hamas fired many long-range rockets at Israeli cities, the IDF said early Sunday.

During the raid, the commandos were shot at by Hamas gunmen, and they returned fire.

More Iron Dome batteries to be deployed across country
Israel says cease-fire possible only if it ensures long-term quiet

“The facility was hit and damaged,” the army said.

Four commandos were lightly wounded during the special operation and were evacuated to hospitals in Israel.

A senior security source said on Sunday, “We are deploying special forces in Gaza. The commandos were ordered to deal with long-range rockets, and came under fire during the raid.”

A firefight erupted between the commandos and Hamas gunmen, the source said, adding that Hamas likely sustained casualties.

“They completed their mission, and combat helicopters simultaneously fired on targets [in the area] that were chosen ahead of time,” he added.

The source said several Palestinian gunmen were hit by the commandos’ return fire during the raid.

 

[RoccoR]

aris2chat, et al,

This is a great story. I hope it was successful and destroyed many rockets.

But as I was reading a story about Operation Protective Edge, I saw this sidebar note, and it gave me a chuckle.

careful strikes to avoid civilian deaths.

Israel Navy commandos raid long-range rocket facility in Gaza
jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/Israel-Navy-commandos-raid-long-range-rocket-facility-in-Gaza-362532

Israel Navy commandos raided a facility from which Hamas fired many long-range rockets at Israeli cities, the IDF said early Sunday.

During the raid, the commandos were shot at by Hamas gunmen, and they returned fire.

More Iron Dome batteries to be deployed across country
Israel says cease-fire possible only if it ensures long-term quiet

“The facility was hit and damaged,” the army said.

Four commandos were lightly wounded during the special operation and were evacuated to hospitals in Israel.

A senior security source said on Sunday, “We are deploying special forces in Gaza. The commandos were ordered to deal with long-range rockets, and came under fire during the raid.”

A firefight erupted between the commandos and Hamas gunmen, the source said, adding that Hamas likely sustained casualties.

“They completed their mission, and combat helicopters simultaneously fired on targets [in the area] that were chosen ahead of time,” he added.

The source said several Palestinian gunmen were hit by the commandos’ return fire during the raid.

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Follow-up:

Meanwhile, a Palestinian Authority (PA) official has somewhat surprisingly admitted that the PA has no hope of pressing charges against Israel in international courts - because Palestinian Arab terrorist groups are far worse violators of international law themselves.

SOURCE: Arutz Sheva 7 By Elad Benari

The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Ibrahim Khreisheh, admitted in an interview translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) that the Palestinian Authority unity government (PUG) — which includes Hamas — does not abide by international law and commits war crimes.

Kreisheh made the statement while responding to a question presented to him on PA TV last week about the PUG demand to appear to the International Criminal Court at The Hague (ICC) against Israel.

“The missiles that are now being launched against Israel, each and every missiles constitutes a crime against humanity, whether it hits or missed, because it is directed at civilian targets… Therefore, targeting civilians, be it one civilian or a thousand, is considered a crime against humanity,” he said.

With regard to the current IDF effort to protect Gaza civilians in Operation Protective Edge, the PLO envoy acknowledged Israel is doing its best to avoid harming innocents.

“Please note that many of our people in Gaza appeared on TV and said that the Israeli army warned them to evacuate their homes before bombardment. In such a case, if someone is killed, the law considers it a mistake rather than intentional killing, because (the Israelis) followed the legal procedures.”

Khreisheh further stated that while firing from PLO-controlled areas, Hamas does not warn civilians before firing on them. By doing so, he said, the terrorist organization is committing a war crime.

“As for the missiles launched from our side, we never warn anyone about where these missiles are about to land, or about the operations we carry out.”

He concluded by saying that the Palestinian Authority unity government has no hope of pressing charges against Israel in the international court.

“Therefore people should know more before they talk emotionally about appealing to the ICC,” he commented.

Gaza terrorists fired more than 800 rockets and missiles at Israeli civilians by the sixth day of Operation Protective Shield on Sunday, July 13, 2014.

SOURCE: Aryeh Savir is director of the International division of Tazpit News Agency.

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