IDF: We killed top Qassam-maker
Sources in Gaza say 2 people killed in IAF missile attack on vehicle; IDF: Top Hamas terrorist responsible for manufacturing, launching Qassams into Israel killed in attack
Palestinian sources in Gaza said two people were killed in an Israel Air Force missile strike that targeted a vehicle traveling through Gaza City’s Zaitun neighborhood.
The IDF announced that during the strike a top Hamas terrorist responsible for manufacturing and launching Qassams into Israel was killed.
Vehicle following IDF strike (Photo: AP)
According to the Palestinians, an aircraft fired at least one missile toward the vehicle. One report said those killed were members of the Mujahadeen Battalion and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, but another said both were members of the Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad.
The IDF attack came after Defense Minster Amir Peretz instructed the military to halt the artillery fire at the Strip.
Since the morning hours, following the Beit Hanoun incident, 20 Qassam rockets were fired toward Israeli territory from Gaza; no injuries or damage were reported.
'Avenge the blood of the dead'
Meanwhile, the various Palestinian Authority organizations have united in their call to carry out attacks against Israel. A senior Fatah official Wednesday urged the organizations to carry out suicide bombings against Israeli civilian targets to avenge the deaths of the 18 Palestinians killed in the Beit Hanoun incident.
Jamal Abed, who heads Fatah in northern Gaza called on the party's military wing, the al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigades, called for "cross-border attacks against Israel" to revenge the incident in Beit Hanoun with attacks against Israeli civilians.
"I call on all the armed groups everywhere to avenge the blood of the dead with suicide bombings against Israeli civilians, as Israel murders Palestinians," said Abed.
Hanan Greenberg contributed to the report
