Middle East Focus: The Mysterious Rockets of Elat…………………

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The Mysterious Rockets of Elat…………………

“The rocket was one of two fired early on Thursday which landed in Jordanian territory - the other fell into the Red Sea. There are conflicting reports as to where the rockets were launched. Egyptian officials denied Israeli reports they had come from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. Jordan's PM said they had not been launched from his country. "We are 100% sure that the rocket which hit a warehouse in Aqaba was not fired from Jordanian territory, but from beyond our borders," Prime Minister Samir Rifai told AFP news agency. He added that the missile had been a Russian-designed Grad. Earlier police said they had found the remains of a Katyusha rocket………..”

Jordan and Egypt both, in true Arab oligarchy fashion, deny the rockets came from their territory. And how can anyone fire such large rockets from the territories of two police states without being caught quickly? I have some alternative ideas: they were fired by Hezbollah all the way from Lebanon. Better yet, they were fired from Iran, a real casus belli if there ever was one.
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