The Air Force has killed the Palestinian Authority's Interior Ministry General Supervisor, Jamal Abu Samhadana, who ruled over one of the most powerful terrorist organizations in Gaza. At least three other people were killed and seven others were wounded in the attack. Abu Samhadana was considered to be one of the most wanted individuals by Israel.
He survived at least four previous assassination attempts and was wanted from the time of the first intifada. At around 11:30 p.m. an Air Force craft attacked a training camp of the Salah al-Din Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committee, in the Rafah area. The IDF confirmed that it carried out an aerial attack.
According to the IDF, the camp was at the time being used to train terrorists for a wide-scale attack, including training to cross the electronic border fence, the placing of explosives, and an attempt to attack one of the Israeli communities near Gaza. Abu Samhadana belonged to the largest clan in southern Gaza. The Popular Resistance Committee supported Hamas in the PA general elections.
Since the withdrawal of IDF forces from Gaza, the Air Force has been increasingly used to carry out attacks against terror cells, and the IDF has struck a number of training camps used at the time by terrorists, despite most of the bases being hidden.
Now Jamal can double date with al-Zarqwari.
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