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A recent article by David Bedein from The Bulletin reports on the recent actions of Gaza-based terrorist cells firing missiles at Israeli civilian cities from heavily populated civilian areas (and in some cases, from the rooftops of apartment buildings):
Missile attacks on Israel from Gaza over the past two weeks have emanated from populated areas in Gaza. Last Monday, The Sderot Media Center filmed a missile fired from the rooftop of an apartment building in Gaza
As a result, the top brass of the Israeli army has given orders to wipe out all missile launch pads. That order will mean that it is a matter of time before there are massive Arab civilian casualties that will occur because the terrorists are shooting the rockets from within civilian areas.
The video clip referred to above can be seen here
This is not the first time that we have seen terrorist groups firing at Israel from apartment buildings and heavily populated civilian areas. We have been down this road before.
I know that there are those out here (US State Department and UN included) who claim that Israel has no right to fire back at Hamas, the PLO and Islamic Jihad when they fire on Israel from civilian areas. I think that that is very hypocritical (they would never say that if they were under fire) and ethically flawed. If the terrorist groups choose to fire at Israel from heavily populated civilian areas with the full knowledge (and intention) of placing these civilians in danger (as civilian deaths on their side are worth big points with the Western Media), Israel should in no way hold back from firing back at these terrorists where there is a chance at disrupting their operations. This is not to say that Israel should just fire back indiscriminately (or use snipers to shoot civilians like they do in the Lebanese Army). However, if Israel has the opportunity to save Jewish lives, using precision weapons, missiles and artillery, by firing back (or firing preemptively) at the terrorists who are deliberately aiming at Israeli civilians, they must fire back, taking care to avoid civilian casualties where possible, but not letting the presence of civilians in the area deter them from firing back.
