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Israeli airstrike kills 1 in northern Gaza
2014-06-12
[CHRON] An Israeli aircraft struck a target in the northern Gazoo Strip Wednesday, killing one person and wounding three others, in the first deadly violence between the sides since a new Paleostinian government took office last week.

The late-night Arclight airstrike came hours after Paleostinian forces of Evil fired a rocket into southern Israel, the first such attack since President the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas
... a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial...
 formed the new government and took charge, at least formally, of Gazoo. Israel has warned it would hold the Western-backed Abbas responsible for any attacks out of the territory, even though the rival Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, Death Eater group maintains de facto control.

Witnesses said the Arclight airstrike targeted a man on a cycle of violence and also struck a nearby car. Paleostinian medical officials said two of the maimed were at death's door. They did not immediately identify the casualties.

But in a statement, the Israeli military identified the target as a 33-year-old Death Eater linked to "global jihad," a term it uses to describe groups that are affiliated or inspired by al-Qaeda. It said the man had participated in "many" rocket attacks while also working as a Hamas policeman, and described the Arclight airstrike as pre-emptive.

"Our policy is clear. Kill those who rise up to kill us," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement.
Posted by:Fred

#3  A repeat hit on his funeral would be nice
Posted by: Frank G   2014-06-12 14:56  

#2  The Israelis really need to step up the use of drone kills. It's not like State here could complain without clearly showing their hypocrisy. We're short on good ironic comedy on the news hour.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2014-06-12 08:52  

#1  Ynet has more details, along with a photo of the dead man at the link in rather nifty camouflage and holding a scary black rifle of some sort.

The dead was identified as Mohammed Ahmed Alarur, 30, from Beit Lahia. Hamada Hassan, 25, was reportedly critically wounded in the strike.

According to the IDF, Alarur was involved in many rocket launches at Israel in recent years and particularly in the past month. Alarur also served as a policeman in the Hamas police.

According to the Shin Bet, Alarur's terror cell was behind the rocket salvo that hit Sderot, Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council and the Eshkol Regional Council on April 21, disrupting the silence of the Passover holiday morning.

The extremist Salafist cell also planned terror attacks against Israel, including a plot to fire an anti-aircraft missile at an IAF helicopter.
Posted by: trailing wife   2014-06-12 05:32  

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