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IDF GOC Southern Command Yoav Galant (left). (IDF Spokesman's office) Last update - 14:17 13/04/2008 Top IDF officer narrowly escapes Gaza mortar barrage By Yuval Azoulay, Avi Issacharoff and Mijal Grinberg, Haaretz Correspondents Tags: Mortar, Yoav Galant, Israel  The Israel Defense Forces' top officer in the south on Sunday narrowly escaped being hit by a salvo of mortar shells fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza. Mortars landed only meters away from GOC Southern Command Yoav Galant, who was on a tour of Sderot and kibbutz Nir Oz. The mortar strike caused neither casualties nor property damage. Galant was accompanied on the tour by Haim Yalin, the head of Eshkol Regional Council. Yalin told Haaretz that, "during the tour a salvo of three mortar shells was fired, which struck 20 meters away from us." Advertisement Yalim said the group came to the site in order to coordinate military activities in the agricultural areas of Kibbutzim Ein Hashlosha, Nir Oz and Nirim, all of which border on the Gaza Strip. Related articles: Hamas: Gaza sniper aimed for Public Security Minister Dichter Two Sderot residents lightly hurt in fresh Qassam barrage Two civilians lightly hurt in mortar attack on Negev kibbutz Bookmark to del.icio.us   Meeting Carter Noam Shalit: The fact that Carter isn't pro-Israel may be beneficial. Family pressure Shin Bet admits using relatives to pressure jailed Palestinians.   1.   what rotten luck 13:28  |  ravi 13/04/08   2.   teach our governemnt a lesson 13:45  |  The Israeli 13/04/08   3.   To No 1 Ravi 14:40  |  Proud Punjabi 13/04/08   4.   to ravi 14:54  |  Lance 13/04/08   5.   Halt the Qassams launched at the western Negev. 15:10  |  Jean Van Daem 13/04/08   6.   Lance 15:17  |  Natallie Durson 13/04/08   7.   Why is every body so upset with my postings? 18:10  |  Clickfool 13/04/08   8.   Gnattalie 18:18  |  Tex 13/04/08   9.   3.Proud Punjabi,you are a fake poster! 18:22  |  lakshmi 13/04/08   10.   ND, one key word missing; DELIBERATELY 18:37  |  Pervert 13/04/08   11.   lakshmi re India. It is all lip service why they gobble up 18:42  |  Man deVoshkes 13/04/08   12.   Natallie Durson -UGHH!@ 19:44  |  Joel S. 13/04/08   13.   Clickfool 19:55  |  Oleg 13/04/08   14.   Proud Punjabi Quite Correct. Come Out of Closet, `Ravi` 21:11  |  Mohan 13/04/08   15.   It is lakshmi who is fake poster 21:17  |  Brinda 13/04/08   16.   #1, ravi... 21:38  |  Silvienne 13/04/08   17.   # 3 Proud Punjabi- Every Indian supports 21:52  |  Bobby 13/04/08   18.   # 15 Brinda-- You are the fake.Most of the 22:00  |  Bobby 13/04/08   19.   It`s about time our generals started earning their huge salaries 22:58  |  Yossi Cronenberg 13/04/08   20.   Who kills civilians, Durson, aka Ahmad Massoud???? 23:27  |  Dr. Jack 13/04/08   21.   whose nuclear caps were exploded on the tips of the indian thermo 23:31  |  Mahar Yoganandimona 13/04/08   22.   #20, Dr. Jack...don`t be ridiculous... 06:08  |  Silvienne 14/04/08   23.   Natalie`s identity 09:44  |  Dr. Jack 14/04/08   24.   To lakshamis and ravis 13:32  |  Proud Punjabi 14/04/08   25.   #23, Dr. Jack... 18:07  |  Silvienne 14/04/08

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