Author Topic: IDF says "building collapsed 8 hours after the attack" (Read 3752 times)

Gunslinger · « **on:** July 31, 2006, 10:41:39 AM »

It seems now that all wars have to be faught on at least two fronts. One in the area of operations and the other in the world media.

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“The attack on the structure in the Qana village took place between midnight and one in the morning. The gap between the timing of the collapse of the building and the time of the strike on it is unclear,” Brigadier General Amir Eshel, Head of the Air Force Headquarters told journalists at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, following the incidents at Qana.

Eshel and the head of the IDF’s Operational Branch, Major General Gadi Eisnkot said the structure was not being attacked when it collapsed, at around 8:00 in the morning.

The IDF believes that Hizbullah explosives in the building were behind the explosion that caused the collapse.

Another possibility is that the rickety building remained standing for a few hours, but eventually collapsed.

"An attack that took place at two in the morning struck two targets, both of them 400 meters away from the building (that collapsed). They were also destroyed. The attack between 12 and 1 a.m. struck the area of the affected house, and there were accurate strikes on the target. We are asking the question – what happened between 1 in the morning and 8 in the morning… we understand this building was attacked between 12 and 1 in the morning, seven hours before it was seriously damaged," he said.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3283816,00.html

There's even a nice video to go along with the story.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #1 on:** July 31, 2006, 10:55:58 AM »

Bodhi · « **Reply #2 on:** July 31, 2006, 11:59:34 AM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger

Hawco · « **Reply #3 on:** July 31, 2006, 12:09:26 PM »

almost and I say almost sounds plausible, RE: Explosives collapsing the building, more proaganda, more lies, more of the same, Just like killing the 4 UN people was a mistake, even after repeated warnings to the IDF, Same as Sabrah and Shatilla was covered up, till they couldn't hide it anymore.
Funny thing is, looks like the two soldiers were kidnapped, what about the thousands of Palastinian people who have been kidnapped by the Israelis ?
Many of whom are probably innocent, they weren't kidnapped though, they were arrested..
Doesn't matter who the country is, there's always one claiming they are right and the other is wrong, this all has to stop, too many innocent people are being caught up in this terrible conflict.

Mickey1992 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 31, 2006, 12:10:30 PM »

I saw that same video Sunday on CNN and they said that it was NOT video of the Qana airstrike but an older video provided by Israel.

WMLute · « **Reply #5 on:** July 31, 2006, 01:19:07 PM »

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Originally posted by Hawco
almost and I say almost sounds plausible, RE: Explosives collapsing the building, more proaganda, more lies, more of the same, Just like killing the 4 UN people was a mistake, even after repeated warnings to the IDF,

If the U.N. post was allowing Hezbola to launch rocket attacks on Israel mere meters from their position, i'm 100% ok w/ them getting hit.

Elfie · « **Reply #6 on:** July 31, 2006, 01:25:11 PM »

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Originally posted by WMLute
If the U.N. post was allowing Hezbola to launch rocket attacks on Israel mere meters from their position, i'm 100% ok w/ them getting hit.

Not like the UN posts have a choice, they are unarmed observers. Which....is incredibly stupid to put unarmed observers in Lebanon imo.

Thrawn · « **Reply #7 on:** July 31, 2006, 01:36:09 PM »

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Originally posted by WMLute
If the U.N. post was allowing Hezbola to launch rocket attacks on Israel mere meters from their position, i'm 100% ok w/ them getting hit.

Amazing.

PonyDriver · « **Reply #8 on:** July 31, 2006, 01:39:37 PM »

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what about the thousands of Palastinian people who have been kidnapped by the Israelis ?

Source please?

Mustaine · « **Reply #9 on:** July 31, 2006, 01:48:29 PM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger

I don;t get it

Rooster · « **Reply #10 on:** July 31, 2006, 01:53:48 PM »

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Originally posted by Thrawn
Amazing.

What is it you find Amazing,

That UN Observers were being used as a sanctuary for Hizbo Missle Teams firing, or that counterbattery fire hit them?

WMLute · « **Reply #11 on:** July 31, 2006, 01:54:36 PM »

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Originally posted by Thrawn
Amazing.

If you saw on the news that there was a riot going on, would you feel sympathy for the idiot that decided to go down to where the riot was happening, pulled up a lawn to watch it, and got attacked?

I mean DUH!

(granted, i bet CNN would)

Elfie · « **Reply #12 on:** July 31, 2006, 01:57:03 PM »

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Originally posted by Rooster
What is it you find Amazing,

That UN Observers were being used as a sanctuary for Hizbo Missle Teams firing, or that counterbattery fire hit them?

I'll take Un Observers being used as a sanctuary for $200 and Counterbattery fire as a daily double.

Can I do that? Take both at once?

J/K

straffo · « **Reply #13 on:** July 31, 2006, 02:03:30 PM »

Thanks , now I can picture it clearly :

IDF bomb a builing, before it collapse the bomb explode (making no damages I guess ?) screaming "THE BUILDING WILL COLLAPSE WITHIN 8 HOURS".

It make sense.

Maverick · « **Reply #14 on:** July 31, 2006, 02:03:38 PM »

The UN observers did what the UN authorized them to do. They observed the hezbollah folks firing from the UN position. Then the UN acted on that observation. Doing nothing IS an action or decision if you will.

Once hostilities started the observers mission was done. Their command structure should have immediately evacuated them from the war zone. I don't blame the Isreali's for the UN deaths, I blame hezbollah for firing from the UN position and the UN for leaving their folks to die.