Five members of the Army of Islam - the group involved in the capture of IDF soldier Gilad Schalit and the kidnapping of BBC reporter Alan Johnson - were killed Tuesday when an IAF aircraft targeted a car in the southern Gaza Strip, east of Khan Yunis.Hey. What's that noise?
I dunno. Fan belt mayb...
According to Palestinian reports, among the dead was the commander of the organization, Muntaz Dughmush.
So long, Muntaz...
A security official told the Jerusalem Post that the five were in the midst of planning a massive terror attack to sabotage truce efforts.
I wonder if Hamas gave them up? Kind of a good faith gesture...
Six other Palestinians were wounded in two more air strikes in Deir el-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, Palestinians said. The IDF said it had targeted Palestinian terrorists. Both Hamas and the Islamic Jihad vowed to avenge the attacks, but said that last-minute truce efforts must proceed. Hamas spokesman in Gaza, Sami Abu Zuhri, said that the Palestinians would not just "sit with their arms folded." Another Hamas spokesman, Ismail Ridwan, accused Israel of trying to derail the cease-fire efforts, but added that his group remained open to a truce.
Sorry, Dogmushes. Looks like there's too many chips on the table.
Islamic Jihad also said it was leaving the door open to a halt in fighting. The group added, however, that it would respond to the strike.
Seethe, swear Dire Revenge™, shoot a lotta rounds in the sky at the funeral...