Tuesday, 28 August 2012

Video: Israel airstrike hits Hamas compounds in Gaza


The Israeli Defense Force has released aerial footage of one of two compounds in the northern Gaza Strip, hit by Israeli warplanes early on Tuesday.
Two compounds run by Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip were struck by Israeli warplanes on Tuesday morning, wounding two Palestinians women in nearby homes with flying debris.
The Israeli Defense Force has issued a statement saying that they had targeted a weapons storage site as well as a manufacturing facility. This strike was apparently in response to earlier rocket fire by Gaza militants towards southern Israel... read more and watch video.

Sesame Street character tells Israelis prepare for war with Iran


A new emergency brochure doing the rounds in Israel instructs residents to prepare for war, should Tel Aviv conduct a military strike on Iran. The face on the document is Moishe Oofnik, Israel's version of Oscar the Grouch.
In Israel's co-production of the well known children's program, Sesame Street, Moishe Oofnik is the resident pessimist in "Rechov Sumsum."
Now Moishe's job is to instruct Israelis on how to react should Israel launch a war against Iran... read more.

Video: 'Cloud catchers' give water to Peruvians


According to a 4,000 year old legend, an ancient God called Kon punished Peruvians by withholding rain. They had apparently not been paying thanks for the food and water they had.
Now four thousand years after the legend, Peru is still short on water, with the coastal areas resembling a desert.
In some areas, people have to rely on water trucks to bring them water, but in Cerro Nueva Esperanza, just outside Lima, the people are dancing to thank Mother Earth for giving them water - not from the ground, but from the sky... read more and watch video.