Israel’s Operation Pillar of Cloud

[balipseyev]

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Earlier Haaretz reported that air raid sirens have warned Tel Aviv residents and rockets have hit the city of Holon to the south.

The Associated Press now reports that Israel is amassing ground troops near the Gaza border, suggesting an escalation to the air raids in the area.

The development follows a report that the Israel activated 30,000 reserve troops to aid in a possible Gaza invasion.

Operation Pillar of Cloud - Business Insider

Jerusalem — Israeli aircraft pummeled the rocket arsenals of Gaza militants today and signaled a ground invasion might be growing near as troops, tanks and armored personnel carriers massed near Israel's southern border with the Palestinian territory.

Fighting between the two sides escalated sharply Thursday with a first-ever militant attack on the Tel Aviv area, menacing Israel's heartland. No casualties were reported, but three people died in the country's rocket-scarred south when a projectile slammed into an apartment building.

The death toll in the densely populated Palestinian territory climbed to 19, including five children, according to Palestinian health officials, as waves of Israeli fighter planes and drones sent missiles hurtling down on suspected weapons stores and rocket-launching sites.

Early today, 85 missiles exploded within 45 minutes in Gaza City, sending black pillars of smoke towering above the coastal strip's largest city. The military said it was targeting underground rocket-launching sites. One missile hit the Interior Ministry, a symbol of Hamas power.

The fighting has already widened the instability gripping a region in the throes of war and regime upheavals. Most immediately, it is straining already frayed relations with Egypt, which plans to send its prime minister to Gaza later today in a show of solidarity with its militant Hamas rulers.

No injuries were reported, but the rocket fire — the first in the area from Gaza — sowed panic in Tel Aviv and made the prospect of a ground incursion more likely. The government later approved the mobilization of up to 30,000 reservists for a possible invasion.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the army was hitting Hamas hard with what he called surgical strikes, and warned of a "significant widening" of the Gaza operation. Israel will "continue to take whatever action is necessary to defend our people," said Netanyahu, who is up for re-election in January.

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[bossdak]

so wa pay storya nga mao ni sinugdanan sa gubat nga motapos sa kalibutan karong dec 21, 2012? lolz

go israel!

[balipseyev]

Grabe ka ayos ug Missile Defense System oy... Although naa gyuy nang lahos ug na igo mga Israeli pero gamay ra kaayo...

Israel's Iron Dome System...

[moy1moy1]

^lingaw lagi keo nang nag video? haha mura ramag nag fireworks display

[FreezedEntity]

Pero gikuyawan gihapon ko.
My mum works there, good thing is naa daw siren para mag-warn sa ila if naay rocket.

[omniknight]

November 16, 2012
IDF sends text message to Gaza mobile phones: 'The next phase is on the way'

The Israeli army is sending text messages to mobile phones in Gaza with a warning in Arabic: “The next phase is on the way. Stay away from Hamas elements.”

[Zebastian rella]

isog kaayo ning israel, di gyud ni sila palupig . i hope that this will not escalate into a full blown war.

[ed168III]

selfish sons of "god" if dili pani sla grabe ka salbahe, wala tay terrorist ron,

[Static X]

israel will not back down .ground offensive is imminent.

[rockrhyan1982]

Grabe ka ayos ug Missile Defense System oy... Although naa gyuy nang lahos ug na igo mga Israeli pero gamay ra kaayo...

Israel's Iron Dome System...

yup.naay makalahos bro..the radar locates the rocket in flight and monitor its trajectory..ang i-intercept lng kay katong rocket nga dako ug damage if makalahos like areas nga daghan civilians..