Although this AP story is about rocket fire from Gaza striking a gas station in southern Israel and seriously injuring one person, and rocket fire from Lebanon into Israel, all the accompanying pictures and video were of Israel strikes in Gaza, Allahu-akbaring “Palestinians” burying their dead (presumably killed in an Israeli strike), doe-eyed “Palestinian” children looking stoically at the camera amid the devastation, and the like. I searched around for quite awhile before I was able to find even one photo of the rocket devastation in Israel; finally I found the picture here of the Ashdod gas station.
The mainstream media appears more determined than ever to portray the “Palestinians” as innocent victims of Israeli atrocities, and have utter disregard for the facts, even appending photos depicting purportedly to show the devastation of Israeli’s defensive actions even to stories about “Palestinian” jihadist strikes in Israel.
“Lebanese rockets hit Israel in offensive’s 4th day,” by Aron Heller, Associated Press, July 11, 2014 (thanks to John):
JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza rocket fire struck a gas station and set it ablaze Friday in southern Israel, seriously wounding one person as rocket fire also came from Lebanon for the first time in the four-day offensive.
The attack on the gas station in Ashdod looked to be the most serious attack in Israel in the four days of fighting that has seen Israel deliver a heavy blow to Gaza’s Hamas leaders. Its military has carried out more than 1,000 strikes against Gaza targets that have killed at least 98 people, including dozens of civilians.
The explosion in Ashdod sent plumes of smoke high into the air, leaving a trail of charred vehicles in its wake. Israeli health officials said the blast wounded three people, including one in serious condition. Rocket fire continued in earnest from Gaza toward various locations in southern and central Israel, including toward Israel’s international airport.
In northern Israel, rocket fire struck near the Lebanese border and the military responded with artillery fire toward the source in southern Lebanon, military spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner said.
The Lebanese military said three rockets were fired toward Israel around 6 a.m. (0300 GMT) and the Israelis retaliated by firing about 25 artillery shells on the area.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said that one of those suspected of firing the rockets was wounded and rushed to a hospital. The Lebanese military said troops found two rocket launchers and dismantled them.
Southern Lebanon is a stronghold of the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, which has battled Israel numerous times. However, recent fire from Lebanon has been blamed on radical Palestinian factions in the area and Hezbollah has not been involved in the ongoing offensive.
A Lebanon-based al-Qaida-linked group, the Battalions of Ziad Jarrah, claimed responsibility in the past for similar rocket attacks on Israel.
Gaza militants already have fired more than 550 rockets against Israel in the four-day offensive. Israel’s “Iron Dome” defense system has intercepted most of those aimed at major cities but some have slipped through.
Frequent air raid sirens sounded across Israel on Friday, including for the first time in the northern city of Haifa. The commercial center of Tel Aviv and Ben-Gurion airport also heard warning sirens but these rockets were intercepted and there was no disturbance to Israel’s air traffic. Israel has shot down at least 110 incoming rockets thus far….