Sgt. Yan Rochansky, 21, who was killed on Monday by a Hizbullah-fired missile on the northern border, was laid to rest today in the military cemetery in his hometown of Herzliya. In retaliation for the killing, Israel Air Force jets bombed two Hizbullah training camps in southern Lebanon early yesterday evening. The attack was accompanied and followed by much verbiage: Israel threatened both Syria and Hizbullah, Hizbullah threatened Israel, and the United States is blaming Hizbullah for the "escalation."
The targeted camps, chosen by Defense Minister Sha'ul Mofaz, are used to train terrorists on their way to attacks against Israel. No casualties were reported from Lebanon, and the IAF planes returned safely to their base.
Analyst Dr. Aaron Lerner of IMRA notes that MK Sneh is one of the few Labor Party members who objects to a unilateral withdrawal from Gaza. "It is most unfortunate that more people are not making the obvious connection between what we are facing now in the north, and what we will face in the south if we unilaterally withdraw from Gaza," Lerner told Arutz-7 today.
Syria has completed chemical warheads for its arsenal of Scud-based missiles, Middle East Newsline reports. U.S. Undersecretary of State John Bolton said that Syria, with help from North Korea, has succeeded in designing and installing chemical warheads for its various Scud missiles, with a range of 250 to nearly 700 kilometers. The chemical agent deployed in the CW warheads is sarin, regarded as a most toxic material. "Since the 1970s," Bolton said, "Syria has pursued what is now one of the most advanced chemical weapons capabilities [in the Arab world]. It has a stockpile of the nerve agent sarin that can be delivered by aircraft or ballistic missiles, and has engaged in the research and development of more toxic and persistent nerve agents such as VX."
The targeted camps, chosen by Defense Minister Sha'ul Mofaz, are used to train terrorists on their way to attacks against Israel. No casualties were reported from Lebanon, and the IAF planes returned safely to their base.
Analyst Dr. Aaron Lerner of IMRA notes that MK Sneh is one of the few Labor Party members who objects to a unilateral withdrawal from Gaza. "It is most unfortunate that more people are not making the obvious connection between what we are facing now in the north, and what we will face in the south if we unilaterally withdraw from Gaza," Lerner told Arutz-7 today.
Syria has completed chemical warheads for its arsenal of Scud-based missiles, Middle East Newsline reports. U.S. Undersecretary of State John Bolton said that Syria, with help from North Korea, has succeeded in designing and installing chemical warheads for its various Scud missiles, with a range of 250 to nearly 700 kilometers. The chemical agent deployed in the CW warheads is sarin, regarded as a most toxic material. "Since the 1970s," Bolton said, "Syria has pursued what is now one of the most advanced chemical weapons capabilities [in the Arab world]. It has a stockpile of the nerve agent sarin that can be delivered by aircraft or ballistic missiles, and has engaged in the research and development of more toxic and persistent nerve agents such as VX."