Sirens in Tel Aviv Area, Rocket 'Falls into the Sea'
Rocket hurt no one. IDF massing ground forces near Gaza. Minister: Gaza is in for unprecedented attack.
First Publish: 11/15/2012, 6:12 PM
Bat Yam seashore
Israel news photo: Flash 90
Minister of Public Security Yitzchak Aharonovich gave a conflicting account and said that a missile fell into the sea.
The IDF is massing ground forces near Gaza and preparing for a possible assault. Interior Minister Eli Yishai (Shas) told Voice of Israel that Gaza is in for an "unprecedented attack."
Three sirens were also sounded in Be'er Sheva a few minutes before 7:00 p.m. and Magen David Adom said that a salvo of rockets was fired at the city. The Iron Dome system reportedly succeeded in intercepting five rockets.
A rocket fired from Gaza on Thursday struck Rishon Letzion, some 15 kilometers (nine miles) south of Tel Aviv, but there were no injuries or damage.
This is the furthest north Gaza terrorists have been able to strike since Operation Defensive Pillar began Wednesday.
Experts said it was most likely an Iranian-built Fajr 5 from Hamas's arsenal, which have a range of up to 75 kilometers (46 miles).
"There was a rocket that hit in an open field in the Rishon Letzion area. There were no injuries or damage," an army spokeswoman said. The city, with a population of some 228,000, lies about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Gaza. It borders on the greater Tel Aviv metropolitan zone.
Labels: Conflict, Gaza, Hamas, Iran, Islamism, Israel, Terrorism
posted by Pieface @ Thursday, November 15, 2012
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