At least 4 Killed by Mortar

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4 Killed by Mortar; 5 Terrorists Killed after Breaching Border

A house near the Gaza border was directly hit by a mortar shell; five terrorists infiltrated into Israel and were eliminated near Nahal Oz.
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By Moshe Cohen
First Publish: 7/28/2014, 6:21 PM

Aftermath of mortar attack (archive)
Aftermath of mortar attack (archive)Flash 90
At least four, possibly five, people were killed when a mortar shell scored a direct hit on a home in the Eshkol region Monday afternoon. Four other people were seriously injured. The injured were taken to hospitals in Beersheva and Ashkelon, Voice of Israel public radio said.

In a separate incident, five terrorists were eliminated after they breached the border from Gaza near Kibbutz Nahal Oz, Channel 2 reported Monday evening.

The house was hit in a major round of rocket firing Monday afternoon, as the last vestiges of what was supposed to be a 24-hour truce evaporated. By 6 p.m., Hamas had fired nearly two dozen rockets at Israel, most of them in the late afternoon. Iron Dome missiles shot down two rockets, one over Ashkelon and one over Sderot.

In light of the rocket fire, IDF forces began shelling Hamas targets in Gaza. Gaza officials said that at least people had been killed in an IDF strike on a park in the Shati refugee camp. Hamas said many of those killed were children who were playing in the park. The IDF has not commented on the report.

Gaza groups also said that the IDF had struck a building on the grounds of Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The IDF denied this, saying that it had not been operating in the area during the time. An IDF official said that if the building was hit, it may have been by an errant Hamas rocket fired at Israel that went off course. The official said that four such rockets had fallen inside Gaza on Monday.

A reminder they're not just shooting spitballs. But dangerous weapons.

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The Iron Dome Defense system is not perfect
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/153623#.U9aRvuMlmSo

Iron Dome anti-missile system
Iron Dome anti-missile systemIDF Spokesman
The Iron Dome system has intercepted 90 percent of missile attacks on urban centers during the latest rocket bombardment from Gaza.

The expensive systems were inaugurated last year amid controversy over its worth. A primitive Kassam rocket costs terrorists only a few hundred dollars while each Iron Dome anti-missile missile costs $50,000.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu stated Saturday night, “We will continue to improve home front defense including by means of additional Iron Dome systems, the effectiveness of which was shown again over the weekend."

The Iron Dome system intercepted about 90 percent of the rockets fired at Be’er Sheva, Ashdod and Ashkelon, including three on Sunday morning.

Despite the rocket barrage, Israel kept open the Erez Crossing for passengers and employees of international organizations operating in Gaza. Kerem Shalom was open for the delivery of 200 truckloads to Gaza residents.

Its deployment this past weekend appears to have defeated Hamas, at least for the time being. The terrorist organization has been talking with the new regime in Egypt for another ceasefire after failing to inflict mass casualties or property damage on Israel.

The problem with the Iron Dome is its cost and the lack of enough systems to defend all of Israel. The United States is providing funds to Israel to buy more of the made-in-Israel systems, each one of which costs more than $100 million.

The Iron Dome has been able to defend Israel’s three most populous southern cities, but if Hamas unleashes longer-range missiles that can reach Rehovot, Kiryat Gat and Kiryat Malachi, closer to metropolitan Tel Aviv, the IDF would lack enough systems to cover everyone. Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Sunday morning that expanding the system should be a national emergency project.

In addition to the defensive action of deploying the Iron Dome, the IDF also has taken the offensive against terrorists.

It targeted two members of the Popular Resistance Committee terror organization on Friday. The squad was responsible for planning a combined terror attack that was to take place via the Sinai Peninsula and the Israel-Egypt border.

In response to the ensuing rocket and missile bombardment from Gaza, the Israel Air Force targeted several weapons manufacturing facilitates and terrorist cells preparing to launch missiles.

Even if you believe the Army's 90% figure and I am skeptical about this. It still means that for every 10,000 Missiles Hamas fires 1000 can get through

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1) Iron Dome is a miracle of engineering achievement but it was never designed to counter artillery projectiles. This is technically not feasible. The only thing saves against artillery is counter battery action and territory. That is why Gaza must be liberated! But, as we all now know, this won't happen until lions are governed by monkeys. See Point 2
2) Israeli response can be summarized by another post on this forum: "Israel saves muslim swine's son, she promises millions of shahids in return."

Israeli government is treacherous S C U M!