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Senior Hamas figure Said Siam killed in airstrike
2009-01-15
ISRAEL has killed one of Hamas's top leaders in Gaza, interior minister Said Siam. He is the most senior Islamist to have been killed in the 20-day-old war in the enclave.

"Leader Said Siam, his son and his brother fell as martyrs in Gaza," reported Al-Quds television, a Hamas station based in Beirut. A Hamas website confirmed the report. The three died in an Israeli airstrike on the house of Mr Siam's brother north of Gaza City.

Mr Siam belonged to the hardline wing of Hamas and had created the Executive Force, a militia that played a key role in the Islamist takeover of Gaza in June 2007.

The Israeli military confirmed the strike. "In a joint operation of the IDF (Israeli Defence Forces) and the Shin Beth (internal security) a short while ago, jets attacked a building" in Gaza while Said Siam was inside with his brother Iyad and a third person, an army spokeswoman said. "We identified hitting the target."

A bit more detail with two more deaders...

Siam is said to be the number three leader of Hamas in Gaza after Ismail Haniyeh and Mahmoud "Warty Nose" Zahar.
(AKI) - Palestinian and Israeli sources say two senior Hamas leaders, among them the group's Interior Minister Said Siam, were killed during an Israeli targeted assassination on Thursday.

Hamas' head of general security service Salah Abu Sharah was also killed in the airstrike, as well as the head of its military wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, Mahmoud Watfah.

Six other Palestinians were also killed during the airstrike and 20 people were injured. Siam was killed while hiding at his brother's home in Gaza City. Siam's brother and his son were also killed in the airstrike. "The blood of Said Siam will be a curse on the Zionist entity," said Hamas official Mohammed Nazzal quoted by Arab TV network Al-Jazeera.

Siam and Shrakh are the most senior Hamas men to be killed in the Israeli offensive against Gaza. Siam is said to be the number three leader of Hamas in Gaza after Ismail Haniyeh and Mahmoud Zahar.
Posted by:tipper

#16  Yet another opening for a Number Three. It's tough being head of personnel for any jihadi organization these days.
Posted by: trailing wife   2009-01-15 22:46  

#15  #14 "The blood of Said Siam will be a curse on the Zionist entity,"

"Ha Ha!I curse your moustache Said! I think this is it over here..."
Posted by: Frank G   2009-01-15 20:39  

#14  "The blood of Said Siam will be a curse on the Zionist entity,"

And fodder for Rantburg snarkistas and their cruel jests. Haha, you murderous bastard.
Posted by: SteveS   2009-01-15 19:35  

#13  "The blood of Said Siam will be a curse on the Zionist entity,"
Luckily, no Zionists were splattered with it. Say "hello" to Saddam in Hell, Said.
Posted by: Darrell   2009-01-15 19:24  

#12  Considering all of the heads of "this and that" that were taken out at the same time, they must have had a meeting in session. Think of all the bodyguards, ect that they must have gotten as well.

Go IAF, IDF, Shin Beth.
Posted by: tipover   2009-01-15 16:01  

#11  Adding a pool Said?
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2009-01-15 15:58  

#10  That's not an airstrike.

Now THIS is an airstrike!
Posted by: DarthVader   2009-01-15 15:53  

#9  BTW, This is the Best News we've had all week!

It truly warms the cockles folks!
:)
Posted by: Red Dawg   2009-01-15 15:46  

#8  


Sorry AC but "The Lovely Hole" was caused by a M-118 legion of Golden Gophers!

:)
Posted by: Red Dawg   2009-01-15 15:40  

#7  This is how you should do it. Killing low-level mooks and other miscellaneous cannon fodder doesn't do much to an organization like Hamas--there's always more dupes where they came from. Kill the bastards running the show, and the donors writing checks to keep it running (hint! hint!), and the head of state of any government supporting it (hint! hint!), and you do some real damage.
Posted by: Mike   2009-01-15 15:38  

#6  Impressive job by the IAF !

Thanks for this excellent photography, "Atomic Conspiracy".

I hope Tsahal rebuild Hamas top leaders' houses the same way...
Posted by: Leroidavid   2009-01-15 15:01  

#5  Photo of his home after
Israel got through with it.

They wanted him bad. I'm pretty sure this was caused by an M-118 3000 lb. high-capacity bomb, a "Blockbuster," almost certainly a guided version (of which several types exist).
Laser-guided M-118s brought down the notorious Than Hoa bridge in North Vietnam in 1972 after peace groups and other Kremlin propagandists made documentaries boasting about its ability to survive air attack.
Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy   2009-01-15 14:57  

#4  Wouldn't it be lovely if Israel wiped out the entire blood line.
Posted by: trailing wife   2009-01-15 14:45  

#3  "Leader Said Siam, his son and his brother fell"

A three-fer. Go IAF! :-D
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2009-01-15 14:30  

#2  I do not like Saim Iam.

I do not like green eggs and ham.

I do not like them in GAZA

I do not like them in Hezbolla

I do not like Siam Iam.
Posted by: airandee   2009-01-15 14:23  

#1  Good job !

Now, kill the pig Haniyeh !
Posted by: Leroidavid   2009-01-15 13:55  

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