Hez's 30-Mile Missile
Here's some more on those longer-range Hezbollah rockets mentioned in today's Rapid Fire:
Hezbollah called the rockets the Khaibar-1. They fell more than 30 miles south of the Lebanese border. A few other rockets have traveled this far, but it was still unusual, according to the Israeli military and police.
The rockets are capable of carrying more than 200 pounds of explosives, making them much more powerful than the Katyusha rockets that Hezbollah has been firing most of the time, Israeli authorities said.
American and Israeli officials believe that the rocket Hezbollah referred to as a "Khaibar-1" appears to be an upgraded version of the Fajr-3, a rocket that Iran has supplied to the terrorist network and that Hezbollah has used often during the conflict. The rocket fired today has an estimated range of 90 kilometers, which makes it the longest range rocket fired thus far. Officials said that it is still unclear whether the rocket is actually a Fajr-5 — which Iran has also given to Hezbollah — or a new model altogether. [The Jerusalem Post and Ynetnews both argue differently -- ed.] Hezbollah’s leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, said earlier in the week that his Shiite group would strike beyond Haifa, about 20 miles inside Israel, which has been the southernmost city to come under regular attack.
One thing the weapon was not, according to Israeli authorities, was "an Iranian-made 'Zilzal' rocket, which has a range of about 210 km (130 miles) and would have put the Israeli commercial capital Tel Aviv within reach."
That honeymoon is looking less and less likely, all of the time...
(Big ups: SOI)
Allons; As a Christian I pray for and bless Israel but the Old Testament teaches me not to trust them not a little bit! Fatboy Hagee wants war with Iran to protect Israel but fatboy does not understand God protects his own chosen people himself! The USS Liberty was a NSA (Jackass) spy ship (Jackass because they trusted their Government and Israel) that got nailed by Israel on purpose because they knew how far she went in the 1967 War. Both sides are to blame for this war but the innocent women and children of both sides suffer most! Great brave Warriors Indeed!
Posted by: Jaye at July 30, 2006 3:41 PM