| Maybe we should have a mildly overweight lady graphic for this kind of operation... |
 An Israeli air strike has killed the top leader of Islamic Jihad in the southern Gaza Strip along with his bodyguard, signalling a return to Israel's policy of assassinations, Palestinian and Israeli officials say. Also on Sunday night, a senior Hamas leader announced a halt to attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip.
| "We quit! Don't kill us all! We wuz just a-funnin'!" |
The assassination came after Israel launched a massive arrest campaign and an air strike that damaged a school in Gaza City and wounded 15 people, including children.
| In response to how many Qassam rocket attacks, al-Jizz? |
Sunday night's air strike targeted a Mercedes driving along a coastal road in Gaza City carrying Islamic Jihad leader Muhammad Khalil, said Muhammad Dahdouh, another leader of the group. The attack was at least the fourth Israeli attempt to kill Khalil in recent years.
| As we've pointed out on numerous occasions, you only have to succeed once. Unless he's a Hindoo, of course. They keep coming back, but maybe you'll be lucky and it'll be as a dragon fly or something... |
The group called for revenge™ and its members threatened to abandon a ceasefire in effect since February, Reuters reported.
| What do you call a ceasefire where one side makes free to launch missiles, however inaccurately, at the other side at will? |
Khalil's car was destroyed. A large crowd swarmed around the remains, and several people, including a man with medical gloves, dug through the charred wreckage.
| "CAR SWARM! Get the kids!" |
The army said Khalil was responsible for several deadly terrorist attacks, including the 2 May 2004 shooting attack that killed Tali Hatuel, a pregnant Israeli settler, and her four young daughters as they drove along the main road to Israel's main bloc of Gaza settlements. Khalil's bodyguard was also killed in the attack, according to health officials. Four bystanders were slightly wounded. Atef Qatrous, 22, said he was leaving work when he saw a missile hit the car. One of those inside was decapitated and the other was badly wounded, he said. |