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We still checking the report, but initial investigations indicate that mortar bombs were apparently fired from the area of the school towards IDF forces, whi...
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First official response to explosion at UN school
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First official response to explosion at UN school This is the first official IDF response to the explosion at the UN school (Hat Tip: Israeli Girl ). Please vote for Israel Matzav as Best Midsize blog in the 2008 Weblog Awards by going here ...
Video: Israeli spokesman says UN school in Gaza contained explosives
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Video: Israeli spokesman says UN school in Gaza contained explosives posted at 3:30 pm on January 6, 2009 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly Via Mere Rhetoric . This jibes with what other spokesmen told the AP, that the casualties were caused by booby traps inside the school triggered by the shells, but Sky says they backed off that claim later. (A UN official at the scene also blames the damage on the shells .) Would Hamas use a school as a launching pad? Sure — see the video from 2007 that Michelle posted earlier, or this gloss from Reuters about what some ...
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