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Israel-Palestine
ISRAEL TARGETS SENIOR OPERATIVES
2004-09-01
Israel's military has targeted senior insurgency operatives in the Gaza Strip. The operatives were deemed as leading figures in the Palestinian missile strikes from the northern Gaza Strip against Israeli civilian targets. More than a dozen people have been injured in Palestinian missile strikes on the Israeli city of Sderot over the past two weeks. On Thursday, Palestinian sources said an Israel Air Force AH-64A Apache attack helicopter fired a missile toward the home of Shadi Abu Awamer in Gaza City. Awamer, a Fatah operative, was killed and several others were injured. Israeli military sources refused to confirm the attack and said Awamer was killed in an explosion in his apartment.
"A helicopter, y'say? Yer sure it was ours? What color was it?... Uhuh... And how many rotor blades?..."
They described Awamer as a key organizer of the development and production of the Nasser-3 short-range missile. The Nasser-3 has been described as an enhanced version of the Hamas-developed Kassam.
Posted by:Fred

#4  take the fight to Lebanon and Syria. The Chechen school op in Russia will harden world opinion against Islamists, as will the execution of the Nepales and French in Iraq...time to expand ops
Posted by: Frank G   2004-09-01 7:30:25 PM  

#3  L-Hawk:
Continue plans for withdrawl from Gaza, which is apparently a threat to Hamas

How Ironic that Jews leaving "arab land" is a threat. I guess without Jews, there'd be no reason for terror -- and they COULDN'T have that!
Posted by: PlanetDan   2004-09-01 2:27:22 PM  

#2  1. One bombing in six months is NOT a sign of failure. 100% success rate is a very high hurdle, and not necessarily worth major strategic risks to achieve
2. In the north nearly 100% success has been achieved.


Actions 1. Complete the fence 2. Continue with other actions as currently, including pinpoint targeting. 3. Continue plans for withdrawl from Gaza, which is apparently a threat to Hamas.
Posted by: Liberalhawk   2004-09-01 1:43:53 PM  

#1  The IDF has used great restraint in pinpoint targeting of Hamas senior leaders, in a controlled retaliation for attacks on Israel. With the last two bus bombings, it is apparant that this policy is no longer working. So, two things have to be done:
1. Complete the Wall in the rest of the West Bank.
2. Carry out an overwhelming campaign against Hamas leaders, including actions against show of force funerals with lots of RPG-toting terrorists, and car swarms.

The actions-consequences scenario just does not work with these terrorists.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2004-09-01 1:39:20 PM  

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