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Skirmishes In The South

August 3, 2010 · Mustapha Hamoui

I don’t think these exchanges will escalate and become the full fledged war everyone is expecting. Remember, Israel’s “Iron Dome” missile interceptor won’t be ready for deployment before November. Think of the current skirmishes as a preview though..

Update from aljazeera:

Jacky Rowland, Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Jerusalem, said “the overall picture that seems to be emerging from Israeli television reports is that the whole incident seems to have started over some misunderstanding”.