Israel says six wounded near Tel Aviv in long-range Gaza rocket attack

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS MARCH 24, 2019 / 11:54 PM / UPDATED 14 MINUTES AGO

Israel says six wounded near Tel Aviv in long-range Gaza rocket attack

Rami Amichay
2 MIN READ

MISHMERET, Israel (Reuters) - A long-range rocket launched from the Gaza Strip struck a house in central Israel on Monday, wounding six people in the first such incident since a 2014 war in the Palestinian enclave, Israeli authorities said.

The early morning attack on Mishmeret, an agricultural town north of Tel Aviv, came at a time of high tension ahead of the anniversary of Gaza border protests at the weekend, and with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visiting Washington as he campaigns for a fifth term in an April 9 ballot.

Israel’s commercial capital and outlying communities had last come under such an attack during the 2014 war with Gaza’s dominant Hamas Islamists.

The Magen David Adom ambulance service said it was treating six occupants of a home in Mishmeret, including an infant, for wounds. TV images showed a building with extensive damage, and police said it had also been set aflame.

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[Israeli]

1. Here we go again .....

https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5484212,00.html

Why ?

Personally I think Hamas has a suicide wish .
Two weeks before elections with Bibi in US kissing up to Trump .
Its a dream come true for Bibi .

[sabbat hunter]

2. I don't think that

anyone ever thought that Hamas was led by a bunch of Rhodes scholars. Just like any other terror group they are morons.

[Israeli]

3. Thanks for your comment.....

…..but it doesn't really answer my question " Why ? ".


Perhaps I should have asked ....why now ?

This article does , I suggest you read it :

https://972mag.com/doesnt-need-happen-another-pre-election-war-gaza/140706/

On the other hand, the attack is surprising only if we disconnect it from all the stories that don’t get any airtime: unarmed protesters shot on the Israel-Gaza fence almost every week (only recently, a 14-year-old was shot dead by Israeli snipers), several deadly incidents West Bank in recent weeks, along with attacks and other steps being taken against Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. When we talk about Palestinian aggression, hardly anyone mentions the fact that since the beginning of the year, Israeli security forces have killed 30 Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.

The rocket attack is a surprise only if we allow ourselves to forget the wider context of the daily reality of occupation — from arrests of Palestinian children in their classrooms to settler attacks on Palestinian farmers — or the siege on Gaza, which has left the Gazans impoverished and hopeless.
None of this justifies attacks on Israeli civilians, of course, but it should remind us that Israel is the one attacking Palestinian civilians on a daily basis. We cannot lose sight of that context when we talk about what may come next.

And .....

The danger is that now, following the attack on Mishmarot, in light of the upcoming elections, and in an attempt to maintain his image as “Mr. Security,” Netanyahu could be dragged into the deadliest and most devastating round of violence we have seen since the last Gaza war in 2014.

But there is another way. We can stop the bloodshed. We do not have to wage another pre-election war. We can stop speaking in empty slogans about destroying the Hamas regime. These are lies, they have always been lies. What we need is leader who can talk about negotiations, ending the siege and the occupation, about equality, freedom, and security as the only solution for both Israelis and Palestinians.

[Mosby]

4. who are you supporting in this election?

The blue and white party seems like a major improvement over Bibi and his Likud coalition. I think Lapid would be good and yaalon knows how to run defense. Same with ashkenazi. I like the absence of Russians in the coalition.

[Israeli]

6. Meretz like last time .....

Its a pure ideological vote Mosby and I am perfectly aware that it wont make the slightest of differance .
My daughter and her husband , previous Meretz voters , have informed me that they will be voting for
the blue and white party this time because like most they think its the only way to rid ourselves of Bibi.

[sabbat hunter]

7. Maybe with a bit of luck

Meretz will be able to join the Blue/white led coalition.

[question everything]

5. Do the Gazans realize that by attacking Israel they ensure Netanyahu reelection?

Is this the goal?

Heavens forbids Israelis will elect someone who do want to reach an agreement with the Palestinians.

[aranthus]

8. Probably.

If the goal is making war on Israel until it is destroyed, then keeping in an Israeli leader who won't make peace makes some sense.