If Israel does not kill terrorists, terrorists fire rockets into Israel. Israel then kills terrorists, and the media blame Israel for keeping up “the cycle of violence.” If Israel pre-emptively strikes terrorists who are about to launch attacks on Israel, then the media all blame Israel first.
The AP:
Rockets hit Israel after fighting flares in Gaza
Israel’s military says Palestinian militants have launched three more rockets into Israel, causing no casualties.The rocket fire followed Israeli airstrikes earlier on Friday that killed a Palestinian civilian and wounded two dozen others.
[…] On Thursday, Israeli air attacks killed two Gaza militants and touched off rocket fire from Gaza on southern Israel.
Israeli raids kill 3 Gazans; rockets fired at Israel
Violence has flared up between Israel and Gaza, with the Israeli air force killing three Palestinians and militants firing rockets deep across the border.[…] Palestinian militants answered Thursday’s air strike with a barrage of rockets, some of which landed near Beersheba, a city 35 km (30 miles) from Gaza.
Damned if they do, damned if they don’t.
By the way, the air strike that caused the death of one and wounding of some 24 civilians? The explosion that caused the fire was the result of a Hamas missile stockpile in a civilian area.
The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said that the air raid involved “additional blasts which were caused by the presence of arms in terrorist centers that were attacked.” The statement noted that “the IDF regrets injuries caused to innocents but stresses that Hamas is accountable.”
They learned well from their Lebanese cohorts in terror. Watch for the world condemnations–of Israel, of course.