Photographs capture Israeli missiles a split second before they reduce Gaza buildings to Rubble

[n2doc]

Gazing skywards with their hands over their ears, these astonishing pictures capture the moment terrified Palestinians watch Israeli missiles falling from the sky before smashing into an apartment block.
As young men and children congregate in the street, Israeli drones target the building with three strikes, sending thick plumes of smoke billowing into the air just a few metres away.
An F-16 fighter jet then roars overhead to drop the final, knock-out missile, obliterating the building with an almighty boom that rocks the district.
The images, which captured the missiles from different points in the street, were taken earlier this week in Gaza City which has been under constant bombardment since the conflict began three weeks ago.



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2713019/Photographs-capture-Israeli-missile-strike-Gaza-City.html

[FBaggins]

1. Not missiles

Those are almot certainly GBU-12 500lb laser-guided bombs.

It doesn't appear that these photo were taken together. It's two distinct events (likely not even on the same day).

[Fred Sanders]

3. Missiles, bombs, they all go boom and kill.

[FBaggins]

5. Yep. That's what they're for.

Just pointing out that the author doesn't know what he's talking about... and appears to be making thing up about the circumstances.

"Why?" should be the next question.

[n2doc]

6. Those first 2 certainly were

Same people, same cars, same cart.

Second one, different times, hard to tell how much time elapsed.

One could also be cynical and say the bombs (in the pre- photos) were photoshopped. Whatever.

[Fred Sanders]

2. Death from the sky...this is not war, it is annihilation on purpose of a near defenceless prison.

Those missiles look plain evil, bringers of death without discrimination of target.

[FBaggins]

4. They have a CEP of less than four feet

They are not "without discrimination". Why pay money to put a paveway II onto a Mk-82 if you're just going to drop it without caring where it hits?

[kayecy]

7. You mean they can be programmed to hit hospitals and UN refugee centers?....n/t

[FBaggins]

10. Not "programmed"...

... but yeah, they'll almost always hit what the laser designator is pointed at.

[4now]

8. I wonder how many children are about to die.

[Jefferson23]

9. So much life can be over in seconds. n/t

[FBaggins]

11. According to the report... there were no casualties.

The Israelis called in advance and people got out of the building. They (again, according to this report), they hit it with one or two smaller bombs to warn locals - and then took it out with larger ordinance.

[Jefferson23]

12. Good, at least this time no one died..thank you.n/t

[FBaggins]

13. Hamas probably didn't have time to convince some people to enter

Maybe move a few kids' bodies from the morgue or reroute a wedding party down that street.

Darn those israelis for not giving them enough notice!

[Jefferson23]

14. You go ahead and make jokes. Bye. n/t