It's dangerous business being an IDF soldier these days. The hazards are almost unbearable for those brave, heavily-armed peacekeepers coming under fire daily. However, their most significant threat isn't from trained paramilitary radicals employing heavy weapons and rockets, as you might expect. No, it seems that the most deadly potential hazards to Israeli security forces are children armed with stones. Sketchy reports indicate, that three IDF tanks and a dozen armoured personnel carriers were wiped out last week when two seven-year-old militants hurling rocks and harsh language at the innocent and valient defenders of Israel. One Israeli soldier is also believed to have received a boo-boo on his pinky finger during the devastating attack.
According to a spokesman with Israeli Military Headquarters, "As the well-armed commandos, one wearing a Sesame Street T-shirt, fled the scene, our agents observed them recieve aid and succour at a local sweets shop. This aide included a bottle of lemonade, a Snickers bar, and one packet of crisps,. The terrorists then made thier way to what we believe to be an elite terrorist training facility. F-16's of the Israeli Air Force initiated a proportionate response with a counter-strike, leveling the attacker's terrorist enclave, known locally as the Happy Bunny Day Care Centre in Gaza City. Israeli intelligence believes the facility may also have been the location of a secret laboratory developing a rock of mass destruction as well as a weapons cache of small stones and bits of hard dirt. Laughing maniacally, the spokesman said "We had no choice. The potential for bruises and hurt feelings to our innocent troops had to be eliminated. That will teach these bloodthirsty fiends not to mess with us."
For Further Reading:
Israeli Ministers Pass Bill Jailing Stone-throwers For 20 Years
Palestinian girl jailed for stone throwing in Israel freed early
Israeli Police Attempt to Arrest Palestinian Preschoolers for Throwing Rocks
The only way to stop stone throwing is to end the occupation
The Coverage and Non-Coverage of Israel-Palestine
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