Daily Archives: January 29, 2009

IDF Chief of Staff Meeting with US Envoy to Middle East, 29 Jan 2009, 13:30 IST

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29 January 2009, 13:30

IDF Chief of Staff Meeting With United States Envoy to the Middle East

This morning (Jan.29), the IDF Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, met with the United States envoy to the Middle East, Mr. George Mitchell, who came to Israel as a portion of his current visit to the Middle East.

Lt. Gen. Ashkenazi presented Mitchell with the main points of Israeli security operations regarding the Palestinians in Judea and Samaria and the goals of the recent Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip. In addition, they discussed the security challenges faced by the IDF and Israel, the strategic situation in the Middle East, and the need to address the global threat of terror.

Lt. Gen. Ashkenazi praised the strategic and security cooperation and the relationship between the United States and Israel . He wished Mr. Mitchell luck throughout his mission to the region.

IAF Response to Attack that Killed IDF Warrant Officer, 29 Jan 2009, 12:43 IST

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IAF Responds to Attack That Killed IDF Warrant Officer

Today (Jan. 29), an aerial attack was carried out against Machmad Uda Chamdan Samiri, 25, a known terror operative of the Global Jihad terror organization in the Gaza strip. Samiri is a former Hamas terror operative who received military training from Hamas.

Samiri was part of the squad responsible for the detonation of the explosive devices near Kisufim last week, which killed an IDF warrant officer and wounded three additional IDF soldiers. In addition, Samiri took part in the detonation of an explosive device that killed two IDF soldiers near Kisufim in March 2008.

As the sole authority in the Gaza Strip, Hamas bears full responsibility for all terrorist activity coming from Gaza. The IDF will respond to any terror attacks in accordance with decisions made by the Israeli government.