by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
Israel has complained to the United Nations after an escalation in Gaza terrorist attacks, including the first firing of an advanced Kornet anti-tank missile from Gaza that penetrated a Merkava tank. The soldiers inside the tank were not injured.
The advanced missile, apparently made in Iran, was fired last week from a longer range than more primitive anti-tank rockets, and its use two weeks ago was revealed on Tuesday by IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi. Hizbullah used the Kornet in the Second Lebanon War in 2006.
Hamas and allied terrorists have attacked the western Negev with at least 18 missiles and mortar shells since Monday in a sharp escalation in violence. Lt. Gen. Ashkenazi said that the IDF retaliation included buildings housing Hamas terrorists, the first time they have been targeted, with the exception of “ticking bombs,” since the end of Operation Cast Lead two years ago next month.
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