Kfar Aza is a kibbutz,Nahal Oz is a kibbutz Re’im is a kibbutz Zikim is a kibbutz etc. Question: why does Hamas feel compelled to claim that it is shooting at
“Israeli military sites” and then gives a list of places it is aiming at that include kibbutzim?
In response to Israeli violations, E.Q.B. fires (120) rockets at military
sites
21-06-2012,11:23
http://www.qassam.ps/news-5850-In_response_to_Israeli_violations_EQB_fires_120_rockets_at_military_sites.html
Al Qassam website – Ezzedeen Al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas,
fired dozens of mortars and rockets at the Israeli military sites around
Gaza Strip in response to the Israeli violations against Gaza people in the
past three days.
The Brigades said in a recent statement that its operatives in Gaza have
fired 120 rockets and mortar shells at Israeli military sites around Gaza.
The Palestinian medical sources confirmed that most of the victims were from
civilians, the health ministry announced that Israeli air raids resulted in
the death of 9 Palestinians, four toddlers among them.
The shelling was as the following:
(23:25) In response to the Israeli violations, Al-Qassam Brigades fired 8
Qassams at the military site “The third eye”.
(23:10) In response to the Israeli violations, Al-Qassam Brigades fired a
Qassam rocket at the military site “Erez”.
(22:45) In response to the Israeli violations, Al-Qassam Brigades fired 3
Qassams at the military sites “Kissufeem & Ri’eem”.
(22:30) In response to the Israeli violations, Al-Qassam Brigades fired 3
Qassams at the military site “Erez”.
(22:10) In response to the Israeli violations, Al-Qassam Brigades fired 2
Qassams at the military site “Sofa”.
(21:35) In response to the Israeli violations, Al-Qassam Brigades fired 5
Qassams at the military site “Kissufeem”.
(20:30) In response to the Israeli violations, Al-Qassam Brigades fired 3
Qassams at the military site “Third Eye”.
(20:30) In response to the Israeli violations, Al-Qassam Brigades fired 6
Qassams at the military site “Erez”.
(17:30) In response to the Israeli violations, Al-Qassam Brigades fired 3
Qassams at the military site “Kfar Azza”.
(15:00) In response to the Israeli violations, Al-Qassam Brigades fired 4
mortars at the military site “Nahal Oz”.
(14:30) In response to the Israeli violations, Al-Qassam Brigades fired a
Qassam rocket at the military site “Kfar Azza”.
(13:30) In response to the Israeli violations, Al-Qassam Brigades fired 5
mortars at the military sites east of Gaza strip.
(11:55) In response to the Israeli violations, Al-Qassam Brigades fired 4
Qassams at the military site “Sofa”.
(11:40) In response to the Israeli violations, Al-Qassam Brigades fired 5
Qassams at the military site “Sofa”.
(08:40) In response to the Israeli violations, Al-Qassam Brigades fired 9
Qassams at the military site “Kissufeem”.
(05:45) In response to the Israeli violations, Al-Qassam Brigades fired 9
Qassams at the military sites “Sofa & Abu Salim”.
(04:05) In response to the Israeli violations, Al-Qassam Brigades fired 6
Qassams at the military site “Sofa”.
(15:25) In response to the Israeli violations, Al-Qassam Brigades fired 2
Qassams at the military site “Ri’eem”.
(14:50) In response to the Israeli violations, Al-Qassam Brigades fired 10
Qassams at the military site “Ri’eem”.
(14:50) In response to the Israeli violations, Al-Qassam Brigades fired 5
Qassams at the military site “Zikeem”.
Now let’s take a look at what these ‘military sites’ which Hamas admits it attacked actually are.
‘The third eye’ is a bad translation of Ein HaShlosha, which is a kibbutz in the Eshkol regional council.
Erez is a kibbutz in the Sha’ar HaNegev regional council. There is a crossing nearby of the same name.
‘Kissufeem’ is Kissufim – a kibbutz in the Eshkol regional council.
‘Ri’eem’ is Re’im – a kibbutz in the Eshkol regional council.
‘Sofa’ is Sufa – a kibbutz in the Eshkol regional council. There is also a crossing nearby of the same name.
Kfar Aza is a kibbutz in the Sha’ar HaNegev regional council.
Nahal Oz is a kibbutz in the Sha’ar HaNegev regional council.
‘Abu Salim‘ is Kerem Shalom – a kibbutz in the Eshkol regional council. There is a crossing nearby of the same name.
‘Zikeem’ is Zikim – a kibbutz in the Hof Ashkelon regional council.
There is an army training base situated near the kibbutz – also named Zikim (Bahad 4).
A kibbutz is a civilian agricultural community. Hamas is of course lying when it describes them as ‘military bases’ – perhaps to avoid accusations of the targeting of civilians. As Elder of Ziyon has pointed out in the past, this is apparently Hamas standard practice.
It should be noted that throughout the past few days of intense rocket attacks upon Israeli civilian communities, trucks carrying humanitarian aid and supplies continued to pass through the crossings from Israel into the Gaza Strip.
