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To: JohnM who wrote (256917)	7/23/2014 2:39:53 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541936

Israel fired first, John. It's in the bible:

To: JohnM who wrote (256917)	7/23/2014 3:01:09 PM
From: neolib	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541936

See this link: en.wikipedia.org Hamas did launch the rockets first, so I was in error. The link has quite a bit of detail on the time line. Quite a few more Pals were already dead by this time, and lots of Hamas leadership was in detention. Day 19 The joint funeral of Yifrach, Fraenkel, and Shaer was scheduled for 5:30 PM on 1 July. Huge crowds delayed it for over an hour. Israeli jets and helicopters struck 34 locations in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip in response to over 20 rockets being fired at Israel from Gaza. A 19-year-old Palestinian man, Yousouf Al-Zagha, was shot dead by Israeli troops during a raid in the northern town of Jenin. An IDF spokesperson said the man had thrown a grenade at the troops, while his family maintained he had been carrying eggs home for suhoor, the predawn meal during the fast of Ramadan. [142] [143]