Posted on 01/02/2008 12:15:31 PM PST by goldstategop
An IAF air strike in Gaza killed a Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) leader on Wednesday night.
IDF troops kill Palestinian operatives in a pre-dawn anti-terror operation
The PRC leader was traveling in a car when it was hit by an IAF missile.
Moments earlier, al Aksa Martyrs Brigades claimed that it had fired a rocket from Jenin toward the northern Samaria settlement of Shaked.
However, the defense establishment said it was unaware of such an attack.
The air strike came the night after IDF troops reportedly killed seven Palestinian gunmen, including at least three Hamas members, in a pre-dawn anti-terror operation east of Gaza City. Five gunmen were wounded, Hamas said.
The body of the seventh man, killed overnight, was turned over to Palestinian medics by Israel. The IDF said he was killed while trying to infiltrate into Israel.
The army confirmed that ground troops and aircraft fired at gunmen who had shot anti-tank missiles toward the soldiers.
Hamas vowed revenge. "This is part of the ongoing conspiracy against the resistance. Resistance is not going to stop," said Hamas spokesman Ismail Radwan.
In addition, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's spokesman Nabil Abu Rdeneh denounced the IDF raid as an "aggressive act that aims to escalate the situation prior to the visit of President Bush, to try to impose a security agenda on the visit and evade implementing political commitments."
Meanwhile, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Wednesday that Israel was trying to avoid a large military operation into Gaza, but that there may be no choice to stop Kassam rocket fire.
"We will provide the answer to the Kassam," Barak told Israel Radio. "We are not drifting toward the big operation but we will also not refrain from it if and when it becomes necessary."
Barak said that the limited Israeli operations in Gaza had killed 60 Palestinian militants in the past month, and a total of 200 in all of 2007.
On Tuesday, Palestinians fired two Kassam rockets from the Gaza Strip into the western Negev.
Army Radio reported that one of the rockets landed inside a residential area in Sderot while the other fell in an open area outside the town.
There were no reports of casualties or damage.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
This thread is worthless w/o accompanying Palestinian car swarm photos.
IDF defending civilization ping.
The surge is working
The IDF came down on it like stink on bleep and then commenced to hurt it real bad! Good going, IDF!
Are there Unpopular Resistance Committees over there too?
Are there Unpopular Resistance Committees over there too?
Enjoy Hell!
Warning! This is a high-volume ping list.
Oh noooo, you just reminded me how I felt when I watched the much-beloved Yasser Arafat's funeral. I'm tearing up just thinking about it.
Showing my age. When I first read the headline I was wondering what a Chinese official was doing there.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
I think another big organization over there is the Somewhat-Awkward-in-Seventh-Grade-but-Popular-by-High-School Resistance Commitee.
LOL!
High volume. Articles on Israel can also be found by clicking on the Topic or Keyword Israel, WOT
..................
You have cheered me up more than you know with this fantastic news!!!!! Thanks!
LLS
I was actually wondering how the Indian Air Force had managed to kill a ChiCom official...and why they would do such a thing...
car swarm - A peculiar Palestinian custom of swarming around a car which had recently held Palestinian extremists but which was then blown up by Israel in a targeted killing of the terrorists inside. Often, thousands of Palestinian men will swarm around the destroyed vehicle, looking to retreive bits of flesh from the incinerated "martyrs." The bodily remains are then paraded around in triumph.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.