Top Terrorist Killed; Carbomb Attack Thwarted

[Gimel]

A long-time planner of terror attacks against Israel met his end last night when Israel Air Force helicopters fired a missile at the car in which he was traveling. Another Palestinian terrorist was mortally wounded, and the driver was killed.

The Israeli attack, the first of its kind since the beginning of May, took place in the Balata neighborhood of Shechem (Nablus) in Samaria.

"The IDF will continue to take action against anyone who is planning, is involved in or executes terrorist attacks against Israeli citizens," according to an army statement released last night. Fatah Tanzim sources said they would avenge the attack.

The target was Halil Zoheir Rashid, 24, who was involved in some 20 attacks and attempted attacks. Among the terrorists he dispatched was a mother of seven children who was caught before she could blow herself up; the terrorist who wounded a soldier in the Liaison Office in Tul Karem last October; the cell that was to attack in Jerusalem last week; and many more. His attempt to blow up a carbomb with 100 kilograms of explosives outside an IDF post near Shechem late last year was thwarted.

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[DEMVET-USMC]

1. Mission accomplished IDF, well done.

The Israli forces have a dangerous mission to perform and from this initial report, I say , well done, no so called collateral damage. ...Oscar

[drdon326]

2. Thankfully.....

Israel is making the choice of terrorism a bad career move.

Ditto...Mission accomplished IDF.

[DEMVET-USMC]

3. Thank you drdon326, Nothing is black and white in the Middle East.

The Israelis are a brave people and are not always wrong in the actions they take. It is the most difficult or perhaps complex situation that the World faces as to how to resolve it. I do not have any answers, but do know they have a right to defend themselves when attacked. Frankly it is not up to us, they will defend themselves as they have so aptly done since the inception of Israel as a Nation. ...Oscar

[Classical_Liberal]

4. I don't have to support their efforts to settle the west bank with my

tax dollars. It makes it difficult to protect my own country from terrorism, since it creates people angry with both of us. They also do completely idiotic stuff like Rafah with American tax dollars and weapons.

[DLC]

5. This upsets me

I didn't get to fire the missle. Again.

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