'Hamas chief of staff may be dead'

jp ^ | Dec 29, 2008 1:44 | By YAAKOV KATZ AND KHALED ABU TOAMEH

[Flavius]

Conflicting reports emerged Sunday regarding the fate of top Hamas military commander Ahmed Ja'abri, who may have been killed in one of the hundreds of Israeli air strikes against Hamas infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.

Since Operation Cast Lead began on Saturday, the air force has flown over 300 sorties over the Strip, bombing close to 280 different targets. Palestinian and Israeli sources said that Ja'abri, the overall commander of Hamas's armed wing, Izaddin Kassam, may have been killed in an air strike on a mosque which he frequented.

Sources close to Hamas in the Gaza Strip said they could neither confirm nor deny the report. They said that the bodies of many of the victims had yet to be identified and that several bodies were still under the rubbles of demolished buildings.

[TribalPrincess2U]

Ahhhh, that’s too bad.

[Perdogg]

I wonder when Hezbollah will join the party.

[joejm65]

There’s more where he came from, but it’s good news anyway. Israel, this Bud’s for you.

[SIDENET]

[Kozak]

Another one bites the dust....

[MNSlim]

LOL. That is a shame.

[Junior_G]

The only time Hamas ever calms down is when Israel starts targeting their leadership. And the fact that the death-worshipping Palestinians actually voted Hamas into power makes it hard to feel bad about any collateral damage.

Israel should knock Gaza out of the Stone Age and into the Dust Age.

[wastedyears]

[tbpiper]

The part they could find is dead, but they’ve hoping the best for the rest of him.

[reagan_fanatic]

So, what’s the big deal? I thought these brave warriors of islam welcomed death?

[angkor]

>>>>>several bodies were still under the rubbles of demolished buildings.<<<<<<<

> Ding dong the witch is dead.

[Junior_G]

Is that clip for real? I sure hope it is.

[AbeKrieger]

Hamas _________ may be dead. Great news, fill in the blank with any name, rank, title, and it’s good news.

[rabidralph]

Why are any of them allowed to breathe? Israel needs to blast the next hezbollah funeral that forms.

[Lady GOP]

Rut roh

[television is just wrong]

a neighbor of mine sold her house and moved to the Gaza strip cause God told her to.

Sad for all those people.

[rdl6989]

I wondered the same thing. It sure looks real. It’s an occupational hazard for jihadiots I guess.

[Sarah Barracuda]

I want confirmation the bastard is dead before I can do the happy dance

[television is just wrong]

our national view of Israel may change with Obama in charge.