January 10th, 2010
Terrorists Targeted are Islamic Jihad Operatives Including Senior Commander
The terrorists targeted in the IAF attack this evening were four operatives of the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization’s central region. Awad Abu Nasir, one of the operatives killed, was one of the terror organization’s senior field commanders and is known to be behind dozens of IED and gunfire attacks.
In a joint IDF and ISA operation, the IAF targeted and identified hitting a squad of terror operatives who were preparing to fire rockets from the central Gaza strip into Israel.
Archive: Seven rocket launchers, one loaded with a rocket, discovered after IAF thwarted a terror attack in Gaza.
More than 300 rockets and mortars have been fired at Israel since the end of Operation Cast Lead. This is in comparison to over 3,300 rockets and mortars that were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip in the whole of 2008, prior to the operation.
The IDF will not tolerate the firing of rockets by terrorist organizations at Israel and will continue to respond against any attempt to disrupt the calm in Israel’s southern communities.
