lily
08-06-2006, 07:36 PM
http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1838833,00.html
Israel's bloodiest day yet as Hizbullah hits troops and Haifa
Strike on northern kibbutz results in biggest death toll
Rory McCarthy in Kfar Giladi
Monday August 7, 2006
The Guardian
Twelve Israeli soldiers were killed yesterday when a Hizbullah rocket hit a
car park in the northern hills in the deadliest strike against Israel during
the war in Lebanon.
The soldiers, all reservists recently called up, were gathered around two
parked cars under a row of fir trees at the edge of an historic cemetery
next to the kibbutz of Kfar Giladi when a barrage of rockets was fired into
northern Israel. One rocket landed just in front of one of the cars, gouging
a shallow crater in the road. Both cars were left blackened and burnt out.
Israel's military responded with a heavy artillery barrage directed at
southern Lebanon and Israeli aircraft fired more than six missiles into the
southern suburbs of Beirut. At least 19 Lebanese were killed in various
attacks yesterday.
Last night a number of Hizbullah rockets hit Haifa - Israel's third biggest
city - killing at least one person and wounding many more, medics said. A
police commander told Israel Radio that a rocket slammed into two adjacent
houses, causing partial collapse. Several people were trapped in the rubble.
The greatest loss of Israeli life came after sirens sounded at the Fkar
Giladi kibbutz at around midday yesterday, warning of an imminent rocket
attack. The few residents left on site took shelter in a strong room, but
the reservists did not move from where they stood. There was a heavy barrage
of rockets, with about 100 Katyushas thundering into the hills around them
in 15 minutes.
Israel's bloodiest day yet as Hizbullah hits troops and Haifa
Strike on northern kibbutz results in biggest death toll
Rory McCarthy in Kfar Giladi
Monday August 7, 2006
The Guardian
Twelve Israeli soldiers were killed yesterday when a Hizbullah rocket hit a
car park in the northern hills in the deadliest strike against Israel during
the war in Lebanon.
The soldiers, all reservists recently called up, were gathered around two
parked cars under a row of fir trees at the edge of an historic cemetery
next to the kibbutz of Kfar Giladi when a barrage of rockets was fired into
northern Israel. One rocket landed just in front of one of the cars, gouging
a shallow crater in the road. Both cars were left blackened and burnt out.
Israel's military responded with a heavy artillery barrage directed at
southern Lebanon and Israeli aircraft fired more than six missiles into the
southern suburbs of Beirut. At least 19 Lebanese were killed in various
attacks yesterday.
Last night a number of Hizbullah rockets hit Haifa - Israel's third biggest
city - killing at least one person and wounding many more, medics said. A
police commander told Israel Radio that a rocket slammed into two adjacent
houses, causing partial collapse. Several people were trapped in the rubble.
The greatest loss of Israeli life came after sirens sounded at the Fkar
Giladi kibbutz at around midday yesterday, warning of an imminent rocket
attack. The few residents left on site took shelter in a strong room, but
the reservists did not move from where they stood. There was a heavy barrage
of rockets, with about 100 Katyushas thundering into the hills around them
in 15 minutes.