Looking at the claimed Reuters attack at Powerline I have some questions and comments. First, who looks for explosives and tunnels at night? Just cordine off the area and come back in the daylight so you don’t kill yourself by tripping over an IED. Second, the Israeli’s claim only one vehicle was there, and admit targetting it. So is it a moot point, did the Israeli’s hit the vehicle? The Reuters report seems to be full of exaggerations – like a supposed bullet-proof window destroyed but there is no sign of one being blown out near the roof impact site. The hole in the roof is not big enough to be a large ammunition like a missile. Given what RPG’s (Rocket Propelled Grenade) can do to a HumVee I am not sure this is even at that level, but it could be close. It could also be a landmine. It is not a missile. And I note that the day after pictures show a hole that seems to be enlarged to some degree (look at the nightime gash and the daylight gash and the hole seems to have been pushed in more on one side). I find it hard to believe an airstrike would do so little damage. What would be one option is an IED place on the top of the vehicle accidentally going off. That would make sense why the Palestinians included the unnecessary extra drama of a nighttime bomb detection unit out trying to save lives. We need to know what the Israeli’s targetted the vehicle with. Did a round end up hitting an IED on the roof causing it to detonate? Seems most likely to me.

Update: More here at Hot Air on this strangely disconnected story.