A short while ago, in a joint IDF-ISA operation, an Israeli Air Force aircraft targeted an operative of the Islamic Jihad, Mohammed Najar. Najar, born in 1987, was involved in planning a massive terror attack in the heart of Israel. A direct hit was confirmed.

In a statement released by the IDF it said: “This operation disrupts the execution of an attack by Islamic Jihad, a terrorist organization that has been involved in the firing of rockets towards Israeli territory and IDF forces in the past few days.”

Over 20 Qassam rockets and mortar shells fired from the Gaza Strip landed in Israeli territory since the beginning of 2011.

Also Tuesday, Israel Radio cited an Asharq Alawsat report that Hamas is trying to convince groups in Gaza to stop firing rockets at Israel. The report was published as a rocket from the Strip landed south of Ashkelon, causing no casualties or damage.

According to the report, Hamas also deployed operatives along the border with Israel in order to maintain control over the Strip.

(Dov Gordon – YWN Israel)