Sunday, April 14, 2019

THREATS ISRAEL FACES DAILY

Nadene Goldfoot     
            Distance from Judea-Samaria (West Bank) to Sea is about 9  miles.                                                                                
                                    GROUND THREATS TODAY
                           GAZA, LEBANON AND  SYRIA     
      Depending on where they live, Israelis have 10 to 195 seconds
      to get to cover after hearing the siren.  Israel's population is:
      8,556,658.  6 million are Jewish.  It's the only Jewish state in the world, created as a refuge for Jews.  

                              Gazans with their kites on fire-caused this.                       


HAMAS & PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHADISTS
1. Ongoing rocket and mortar attacks 
2. Have sent flaming kites and balloons into Israel to start fires and endanger the civilians.
3. Orchestrate violent border riots to use as cover for terrorists to infiltrate Israeli towns.
4. Use civilians as human shields.  

HEZBOLLAH
                         
                                   
Iran ruled by Ayatollah

1. Able to launch over 1,000 rockets every day into Israel
2. Endangers Lebanese civilians by using them as human shields;  embeds forces, missiles and weapons in neighborhoods, schools and mosqes.
3. Maintains 45,000 active and reserve fighters; 
    6,000-8,000 are gaining combat experience in Syria
4. Most powerful non-state armed force in the world;  
    advanced military arsenal exceeds that of many national armies.

IRAN
                                                 

1. Deploys 1,000 elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp troops (TERRORISTS)
    IN SYRIA.
2. Initiates armed attacks on Israel from Syria, including rocket and drone strikes.  
3. Supplies advanced weapons to Hezbollah and Hamas by land, sea and air.
4. Trains and sustains a 60,000 Shia TERRORIST FOREIGN LEGION through a network of bases across Syria
5. Works to establish a permanent presence along the Syria-Israel border.  
                   
                                                        

                  UNDERGROUND THREATS
               HAMAS AND HEZBOLLAH
                                                                       
Since 2014, they built tunnels to infiltrate Israel and attack the people.  

Israel has destroyed over 50 found tunnels.  More are there.  
They were under homes, schools, hospitals, mosques.
Arabs were used as human shields to protect entrances from Gaza and Lebanon.  

Some were 80 feet below the surface.  They were used to hide rockets, weapons, explosive devices for surprise attacks.

UN and Israel's building supplies for Gazans taken by Hamas to fortify tunnels. 

Tunnel network runs from Gaza and Lebanon into Israel.  Some over 2 miles long.  Some connecting a few hundred yards into Israel.
                                                    

Tunnels used to kill Israelis and to kidnap Israelis.  Found have been handcuffs and sedation equipment, methods for rapid transportation.  
                                     
                 Started July 8, 2014 when Hamas kidnapped 3 Israeli teens. 
Over 2014, Palestinians suffered the highest number of civilian casualties since the Six-Day War in 1967, according to a United Nations report, given the July–August conflict, and rising tolls in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. A spike in Israeli casualties also occurred. 2,256 Palestinians and 85 Israelis died, while 17,125 Palestinians, and 2,639 Israelis suffered injuries.
      
                                        Gaza is about 25 miles long.                                     
                 
                                               AIR THREATS TODAY
              HAMAS ROCKETS AND RANGES
 1. Heavy MORTAR Rockets          6 miles
  2. QASSAM Rockets                  11 miles
  3. GRAD Rockets                      30 miles
  4. M-75/FAJR-5/Syrian 220mm  45 miles
  5. M-302 Long Range Rocket   100 miles

                 HEZBOLLAH'S ROCKETS AND RANGES
1. Long Range Katyusha             12-24 miles
2. FAJR-5                                  28-45 miles
3. Syrian B-302                              71 miles
4. Zelzal-2                                    131 miles
5. M-600                                      155 miles
6. Scud-D                                     438 miles
                                                                                          



                      75 km. is 46.6 miles

                        

                             Mother talking to son:  "Honey, just ignore the radical Muslim following you with a loaded rocket.  There is a ceasefire.  He's perfectly harmless.  Have a great first day!  Israeli humor in
serious surroundings."  They might be from Sderot.  Humor is sometimes the only thing that gets Jews through a day.                                                   

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