A six-month ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas ended last week.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7799593.stm
Israel killed several Hamas members, Hamas responded with rockets, Israel responded with airstrikes and an invasion. This seems to be the same tactic Israel has been using for thirty years:
There have also been talks of the US selling the Israelis our C-RAM (Counter - Rocket, Artillery and Mortar) systems (based on the naval Phalanx CIWS). It would take one to two dozen of them (Depending on if you wanted redundant backups) to completely cover the Gaza strip, from the outside. This would allow Israeli to intercept rockets, artillery and mortars before they ever leave Palestinian airspace.
I find it a tad interesting that a few months before Israel gets near immunity to rocket attacks, they get 'fed up' and invade.
according to this:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/cram.htm
Those things have only have 60-70% accuracy at shooting projectiles down. And even then, there is damage from shrapnel , and it really doesnt seem to be in active use anywhere in the world yet.
And even so, if you could go buy it at Wal-Mart and it would magiclally vaporize 100% of incoming projectiles, Israel should just let Hamas shoot at will until Wal-Mart gets it in stock?
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A six-month ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas ended last week.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7799593.stm Israel killed several Hamas members, Hamas responded with rockets, Israel responded with airstrikes and an invasion. This seems to be the same tactic Israel has been using for thirty years:
The article is a little unclear on the circumstances. Israel killed them becuase they were on the way to kidnap Israeli soldiers. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article5089940.ece
What "tactic" is that?
There have also been talks of the US selling the Israelis our C-RAM (Counter - Rocket, Artillery and Mortar) systems (based on the naval Phalanx CIWS). It would take one to two dozen of them (Depending on if you wanted redundant backups) to completely cover the Gaza strip, from the outside. This would allow Israeli to intercept rockets, artillery and mortars before they ever leave Palestinian airspace. I find it a tad interesting that a few months before Israel gets near immunity to rocket attacks, they get 'fed up' and invade.
according to this: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/cram.htm Those things have only have 60-70% accuracy at shooting projectiles down. And even then, there is damage from shrapnel , and it really doesnt seem to be in active use anywhere in the world yet.
And even so, if you could go buy it at Wal-Mart and it would magiclally vaporize 100% of incoming projectiles, Israel should just let Hamas shoot at will until Wal-Mart gets it in stock?