The Syrian state media reported that Kuntar was killed along with "several" others "in a hostile terrorist rocket strike" on a residential building in Jaramana.
Originally conceived as an American project, Russia was hastily recruited after the collapse of the Soviet Union to help keep its space industry afloat (and its rockets out of hostile hands).
Civilians think what the armed services do is 'unreal,' but when you are serving on behalf of your country in a hostile environment with bullets and rockets whizzing by your head, dealing with the loss of life daily, it's so ultra real, that returning to the U.S. after that, everything we obsess over and are focused on back home is completely 'unreal' to them.
WASHINGTON — The success cited by Israel for its Iron Dome antimissile system in its confrontation with Hamas has re-energized American missile defense advocates and generated new interest in the global arms bazaar from nations like South Korea that face short-range rocket threats from hostile neighbors.
In addition, the rise of Iranian influence in the region makes Israelis fear that withdrawing from occupied land brings Israel within rocket range of hostile forces that might not let the Palestinians live in peace with Israel, even if they wanted to.
Due to its proximity, all residents are at constant threat of rocket fire from hostile neighbors and have but a few seconds (15) to seek shelter.
Administration officials cautioned, however, that the conditions remained hostile, with Hamas militants launching more rockets at Israeli towns.
Hamas in Gaza is too hostile (and welcomed the visit with rockets on Sderot), the West Bank's Fatah too weak and bound to an uncompromising ethos of victimhood.
In September, the Israeli cabinet declared Gaza to be "hostile territory" in response to the rocket fire directed at Israel.
Since then, about 70percentt of American casualties in Afghanistan have occurred under hostile conditions, like small-arms fire, rocket attacks and, increasingly, improvised mines and bombs.
