Day: April 28, 2015
Weather, Earthquakes, Volcanoes
- Nepal earthquake updates / Official death toll passes 5,000
- 25 killed, hundreds injured in powerful Pakistan windstorm
- Volcanic eruptions becoming increasingly more aggressive and violent
- Regions Ubinas and Matalaque declare state of emergency
- Lava Lake On Kilauea Volcano Is Seriously Close To Overflowing
- Freak hailstorm pounds the southeast, causes widespread damage to homes
- Mt. Everest Avalanche Video Shows Moment Nepal Earthquake Hit
Explosions Heard in Golan Heights as Syrian Mortars Strike Israel
Air raid sirens sounded across the Golan Heights on early Tuesday afternoon, warning of possible incoming rockets from Syria or Lebanon. Initial reports indicate local residents heard explosions in the area following the sirens, which were triggered around 12 pm. It is believed that two mortars landed near the Ein Zivan kibbutz, Channel 2 reported. After a brief investigation, the IDF concluded that rocket fire was spillover from the civil war in Syria and was unintentionally shot towards Israel. Read Article
Israel gets involved in Syrian war
Israel’s military said Sunday it launched an airstrike east of its borders with Syria on the Golan Heights.
Israel might soon find it self in battle inside Syria with Islamic forces supported by the Pentagon.
The military said it carried out the strike after troops saw “a group of armed terrorists” approach the border with an explosive intended to target Israeli troops. It said that Israeli aircraft “targeted the squad, preventing the attack.”
It did not offer any casualty figure for the strike. Iran’s state-run, English-language satellite news channel Press TV later reported four people had been killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Golan Heights, without elaborating.
No one immediately claimed responsibility of the attack launched from inside Syria, which has been in the grips of a civil war since 2011. Syrian state media did not immediately report on the strike.
Source: USA Today.
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