Hamas military commander possible dead, Half of rockets destroyed

Jerusalem Post:

Conflicting reports emerged Sunday regarding the fate of top Hamas military commander Ahmed Ja'abri, who may have been killed in one of the hundreds of Israeli air strikes against Hamas infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.

Since Operation Cast Lead began on Saturday, the air force has flown over 300 sorties over the Strip, bombing close to 280 different targets. Palestinian and Israeli sources said that Ja'abri, the overall commander of Hamas's armed wing, Izaddin Kassam, may have been killed in an air strike on a mosque which he frequented.

Sources close to Hamas in the Gaza Strip said they could neither confirm nor deny the report. They said that the bodies of many of the victims had yet to be identified and that several bodies were still under the rubbles of demolished buildings.

Defense officials said that at least 50 percent of Hamas's underground rocket launchers had been bombed during the air campaign, as well as a significant number of weapons warehouses. In addition, almost all of the Hamas bases and headquarters in the Gaza Strip were completely destroyed.

On Sunday, IAF aircraft bombed a top Hamas security installation, a mosque, a TV station and dozens of other targets.

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Officials said that Hamas was believed to still have thousands of Kassam rockets as well as a significant number of Grad-model Katyushas. Top officers would not rule out the possibility that Hamas may also have rockets with ranges greater that 40 kilometers. Hamas is also believed to have advanced anti-tank missiles as well as a number of shoulder-to-air missiles capable of downing Israeli aircraft.

The majority of the Palestinians killed in the IDF air raids that began Saturday were policemen and militiamen belonging to Izaddin Kassam, human rights activists and medical sources said Sunday.

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I think Israel may have also knocked out key members of the Hamas media and propaganda campaign. Most of the stories seem to be coming from outside Gaza. The leadership maybe afraid to communicate if they are still alive.

Haaretz does report that Hamas is threatening to assassinate Israel's Foreign Minister and Defense Minister as well as members of the Palestinian Authority. Of course Hamas would have killed any of these people given the opportunity before the current hostilities. That perspective makes the current proclamation no more threatening than the situation was before Israel's attack.

Comments

  1. Seven Star Hand11:29 PM

    Yo PP,

    War is evil and Israel has gone way too far. They think they have "god" on their side, as does Hamas. They are both wrong and seem to be sharing the same half-witted brain.

    The biggest mistake all sides are making is failing to understand that Rome created Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and everyone has been deceived into fighting over lies. Contemplate Machiavelli...

    Wake up to the truth and help me now by helping others understand

    When the Vatican ceases to be, so does all of this evil !!!

    Here is Wisdom...

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