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Originally Posted by PeteEU  When the Palestinians lob a rocket into Israel its terror, but when the IDF lobs a shell into Gaza or use attack helicopters to attack a car its not.. both terrorise the civilian populations, but we don't call what the IDF does as terror, but believe me for the civilians on the ground they feel the same terror as the Israelis hearing the air raid signal when a Palestinian rocket comes flying overhead. |
Palestinian Katyusha rockets are notoriously unpredictable. They are fired not at military targets, but exclusively at towns and villages for the purpose of killing/injuring civilians and destroying private property. This is terrorism.
IDF artillery units use what is known as “counter-battery radar”. Quite simply, this type of radar uses a computer to reverse-track a projectile (ie. Katyusha rocket) back to its point of origin. Artillery shells are then fired at the precise coordinates of the rocket launch. Since the rocket launch site is a viable military target, this is not terrorism.