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2012-03-09 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

IAF strike on Gaza kills 2 senior PRC officials

The IAF struck a vehicle in Gaza on Friday, killing two senior officials of the Popular Resistance Committee (PRC). The explosion happened shortly after two mortar shells were fired at Israel from the Hamas-ruled territory
Two for two

Update from Ma'an News at 2:30 ET:

Medics: 2 people killed in second airstrike

GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Two people were killed as Israel launched a second airstrike on the Gaza Strip, bringing Friday's death toll to four people, medics said.

Obeid al-Ghirbali and Muhammad Harara were named as those killed, medical services spokesman Adham Abu Salmiyeh said.

Both men were members of the Al-Quds Brigade, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad. Their bodies were taken to Dar al-Shifa hospital.

Earlier, an Israeli strike targeting a car in western Gaza killed the head of the Popular Resistance Committees and a former prisoner released by Israel four years ago, medical officials said.

Thirteen rockets have reportedly been fired from the Gaza Strip.

The national resistance brigades, the DFLP's armed wing, the Al-Aqsa brigades, and the armed wing of the PRC, the An-Nasser Salah Ad-Din brigades, have all claimed responsibility for rocket fire.

Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh condemned the earlier Israeli airstrike, saying it will lead to an escalating cycle of violence in the region.

Hamas' foreign ministry called on the international community to intervene to stop Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, a statement said.

The An-Nasser Salah Ad-Din Brigades, the PRC's armed wing, had promised a "seismic response" to the earlier assassination.

Shabbat shalom, suckers.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2012-03-09 10:31|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 Dang, for a minute there I thought PRC meant Peoples Republic of China.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-03-09 12:00|| 2012-03-09 12:00|| Front Page Top

#2 It does, in the rest of the world.

Posted by Pappy 2012-03-09 12:58|| 2012-03-09 12:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Update
An Israeli airstrike killed the commander of the militant group behind the abduction of Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit and a second militant in Gaza on Friday in the highest profile attack against the coastal strip in months.

The Israeli military confirmed the strike, saying the slain commander Zuhair al-Qaissi was plotting an infiltration attack into Israel similar to one his group carried out in August that killed eight people and injured 40 more. In a statement, the military warned Gaza's Hamas rulers against any retaliation for the strike.

Palestinian witnesses said Israeli drones were seen hovering above just moments before a vehicle exploded into flames, in a southern district of Gaza City.

Posted by tipper 2012-03-09 13:03|| 2012-03-09 13:03|| Front Page Top

#4 As a plus, a good FU to Iran. It will be interesting what the Egyptian MB says.

Posted by Penguin 2012-03-09 13:27|| 2012-03-09 13:27|| Front Page Top

#5 Update
Now up to eight.
Israeli airstrikes kill 8 in Gaza
Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip Friday killed eight Palestinian militants, including the head of a radical group, while mortar and rocket fire from Gaza pounded the Jewish state.

One strike, on a car travelling in the Tel El-Hawa neighbourhood west of Gaza City, killed the head of the militant Popular Resistance Committees, Zohair al-Qaisi, and fellow-member Mahmud Hanani, the group said.

Both the PRC and the military wing of Hamas threatened retribution for Qaisis death.

A second air raid, on the east side of the city, killed Obeid al-Gharabli, Mohammed Harara, and Hazem Qoureqa of the Al Quds Brigades, the military arm of Islamic Jihad, that organisation said in a statement.

Posted by tipper 2012-03-09 19:16|| 2012-03-09 19:16|| Front Page Top

#6 time was up, asshats

Posted by Frank G 2012-03-09 22:35|| 2012-03-09 22:35|| Front Page Top

#7 Thanx for the link, Tipper. It now says the count is up to 10!

Good hunting.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2012-03-09 23:20|| 2012-03-09 23:20|| Front Page Top

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