IDF says jihadi terrorist killed in Gaza air strike
Air force targets terror squad allegedly planning attack near Karni humanitarian aid crossing.
By Avi Issacharoff and Anshel Pfeffer Tags: Israel Air Force Gaza Israel news IDFThe Israel Air Force on Thursday attacked a terror cell planning an attack near the Karni humanitarian aid crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, the IDF said.
Fares Ahmed Jaber, a "Global Jihad operative", was killed in the air raid,an IDF spokesman said.
Jaber, a 26-year-old Gaza City resident, was involved in firing rockets at Israeli communities in the southwestern Negev desert over the past few months, the army said.
The IDF initially said Jaber was a member of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad but later issued a correction.
Another militant, who was involved in an attempt to execute a terror attack was also targeted and injured.
In an earlier incident on Thursday, Palestinian sources reported that two Palestinian sisters aged 5 and 13 were injured by Israeli artillery shelling when the IDF exchanged fire with Palestinian gunmen near the Gaza fence.
The IDF reported no injuries or damage to the Israeli forces.
In a statement, the army said it would continue to react firmly against anyone using terror against the State of Israel, adding that Hamas was solely responsible for maintaining order in the Gaza Strip.
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"But is it kosher, to kill without trial or evidence of crime? This is medieval behavior and you know that." Do you need victims of terrorism lined up on the street in order to call it a crime? Israel is in its right to persue those who attack her. They right to do so is not reserved until after the attack has been carried out and innocent blood has been spilled. Israel has no interest in using its resources to arrest a terrorist in enemy territory. Pursuing the terrorist in Gaza would mean an incursion of which you yourself would criticize Israel for, no matter the reason. Furthermore, there is no interest in putting the lives of Israeli soldiers on the line for the sake of capturing an armed a lethal terrorist. Your logic is medieval.
I am inclined to say the same as #1. When IDF is the source, you have to be very careful with the interpretation. How many times have they not been caught lying, distorting the truth or omitting the truth. They are so proud of killing some men (and some children/woman) that they allege, say are crooks. But is it kosher, to kill without trial or evidence of crime? This is medieval behavior and you know that.
Israel maintains order on its side of the fence and expects Hamas to keep order on its side. When Hamas fails, Israel must do the work for them. Do you have trouble understanding the concept?
.. while Israel responsible for maintaining the disorder?
When you see this phrase included in any article you must question the veracity of the information. The Palestinians caught so many times...it's hard to keep up...fabricating, exaggerating, lying through omission and taking out of context, just to name several ways they mislead the western press. Done to elicit undeserved sympathy from the world press and stigmatize Israel as a legitimate country.