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Licence Invoked
Israeli cabinet okays Hamas, Jihad Islami targets for attackIt's Debka so the usual caveats apply DEBKAfiles military sources disclose that Israels security cabinet approved Wednesday, March 5, a series of terrorist targets for early attacks as part of a sustained military offensive against escalated Palestinian attacks from Gaza on Israeli civilians. Prime minister Ehud Olmert and defense minister Ehud Barak earlier obtained a quiet nod from US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice before she wound up her visit. These targets are revealed here by DEBKAfile: 1. Chiefs and senior officers of Hamas and Jihad Islamis armed wings. 2. Their senior political officials in the Gaza strip, excluding prime minister Ismail Haniyeh, but including hard-line Mahmoud a-Zahar. 3. Hamas and Jihad institutions, including police stations. These decisions were taken at the security cabinets first exhaustive review of Israels Gaza options. Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-03-05 |
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