Israeli missile falls in Egypt, fails to explode

[Barack_America]

Source: Reuters

12 Jan 2009 15:55:02 GMT
Source: Reuters

CAIRO, Jan 12 (Reuters) - An Israeli missile fell on Egyptian territory near a house in the border town of Rafah on Monday but it did not explode, police sources said.

The missile landed in the Brazil district of the town, about 200 metres (yards) inside Egypt, during an Israeli air raid on the border strip between Egypt and Gaza, where the Israelis are targeting tunnels used for smuggling into the strip.

Police have cordoned off the area and called bomb disposal experts to deal with the missile, the sources added.

It is the first complete Israeli munition known to have fallen on Egyptian territory during 17 days of Israeli attacks on Gaza, although flares and shrapnel have landed in Egypt.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry apologised to Egypt on Monday that shrapnel from Israeli bombs injured two Egyptian children and two police officers a day earlier.

The Israeli ambassador said the bombing was meant to hit a military target, the Egyptian foreign ministry said.

Israeli warplanes have been flying over Egyptian territory during their bombing runs on the tunnels, witnesses say.

(Writing by Jonathan Wright; Editing by Dominic Evans)

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LC453005.htm

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Mods: This topic is intended to discuss the increasing likelihood of Egypt being drawn into the Gaza conflict, and the potential difficulties that poses to the American position on the war.

[buckrogers1965]

1. So based on Israeli logic used in attacking Gaza

Egypt is now entitled to invade Israel, because some missiles from Israel have landed in Egypt and killed almost as many people as the Hamas missiles did?

[Barack_America]

3. Interesting point.

And it would seem so, yes, with Egypt being justified in using the full force of their military in retaliation.

That's what makes this so scary and why disproportionate use of force is such a horrible idea. Just imagine how this could escalate.

[Behind the Aegis]

8. You have proof Israel was trying to bomb Israel? Has done so repeatedly?

[Barack_America]

10. I don't recall suggesting that Israel was bombing itself.

:shrug:

[Behind the Aegis]

11. Oops...I meant trying to bomb Egypt.

You couldn't figure that out? :crazy:

[lynnertic]

14. Ironically, they're all the same people.

Don't worry I can't hardly keep them straight either. Tribal warfare among cousins, it's a shame and a waste.

[Behind the Aegis]

7. So you have proof Israel was trying to bomb Egypt?

[lynnertic]

15. I think one of their bombs fell on the wrong side of the fence, that's all.

I didn't know there was a 'Brazil' in Egypt. That's new.

[Cronopio]

2. Are the Israelis trying to start Armageddon?

They're acting like children playing with fireworks in a bone dry forest. World wars have been started this way.

[Crowman1979]

4. I guess Pastor Hagee wants his wet dream to come true.

Do the Israelis even know who's hands they are playing into? Why it's the whacki-fundies in this country of course! They've been egging on Israel to go absolutely apeshit with escalating the violence. All while denying the ulterior motive of the fundies, which is to convert the jewish people through bloodshed due to there made-up version of how the book of Revelations will be played out.

[bdamomma]

17. Armageddon with the support of Bush and Cheney.

Bush gave Israel the green light.

[Hugabear]

5. I'm guessing this was yet another "mistake"

Are they going to now say that these missiles have a error margin of 200m?

BTW: You should know better than posting this in LBN. Just because the Israeli conflict is one of the biggest news items in the world right now, doesn't mean that DU should treat it as a newsworthy topic! }(

[MaineDem]

6. I hope it was a mistake! n/t

[Barack_America]

9. I like to live dangerously.

;)

[Arctic Dave]

12. 200m? I thought isreals munitions landed in the ass of terrorist and

And shot out shrapnel of warm fuzzy hugs.

[Behind the Aegis]

13. No, that is the mythology posters like you enjoy believing.

[14thColony]

16. Sounds like a guidance unit failure followed by a warhead fuse failure

I hope they didn't pay full retail price for that one.