The miracle of Hanukkah, 2008: Three children were saved from terrorist rocket fire.
The lives of three children – aged four, five and eight – were saved Wednesday, as a Grad missile fired from northern Gaza hit their home, moments after they managed to run into the fortified room of the house.
Arie Lazar, the children’s father, told Ynet that “this was definitely a miracle. Were suffered a direct hit to the house. We were in the living room when the Color Red alert sounded and the kids ran right in the fortified room.
“When the rocket hit, the entire house filled with white smoke… luckily, the children and myself are unharmed.” He said.
These are the stories you don’t read when the lead of the mainstream media pieces on the rocket fire all say “No one was hurt in the attacks.” No, no one was hurt—yet.
One of the rocket which landed in Netivot crashed just outside a local community center, which was full of children enjoying Hanukkah activities at the time.
Another miracle. How many more can we count on before the cabinet decides that it’s time for Israel to defend herself?
There’s word that Egypt is quietly supporting a Gaza invasion. Of course, they’ll deny it in the next breath. Mahmoud Abbas has already come out against any action from Israel. Nobody really noticed that he was speaking.
The AFP has found our latest “open the gates of Hell” promise from Hamas, which makes me think they’re going to get their wish about the gates opening up, but not in the direction they’re thinking.
Here’s the big tip-off that a large operation will occur: If Israel starts evacuating Sderot and the communities surrounding Gaza, they’re going in in force. If there is no evacuation, there will be “pinpoint” attacks, which do little more than take out a few dozen terrorists and some rocket shops. I strongly suspect it’s going to be the latter. Olmert is the lamest of lame ducks, and some say Ehud Barak is blocking a broader Gaza action.
The tip-off that a pinpoint attack is imminent: A buildup of troops along the Gaza border, and the tanks rolling in. Unfortunately, the world media will be only too happy to inform Hamas of exactly where and when the IDF is coming.
Israel should obliterate the barriers on the Egypt-Gaza border and let anyone who wants to flee flee. As it stands now, Egypt has only opened the border for the tunneling smugglers. That’s not an acceptable state of affairs.
Among Begin’s worst mistakes IMO was to agree in Israel’s treaty with Egypt that Gaza was not part of Egypt. Egypt hasn’t lived up to its side of the bargain, so I don’t see why Israel is stuck with its side. Hold Egypt accountable for the rocket fire, I say.