Posted on 03/04/2009 11:49:08 AM PST by mojito
Senior Islamic Jihad commander Khaled Shalan was in critical condition on Wednesday night after being wounded in an IAF missile strike on a car in Gaza.
Another member of the terror group was also critically hurt in the attack on the vehicle that was traveling from Jabalya to Beit Lahiya, in northern Gaza.
According to the IDF, Shalan was responsible for the recent rocket fire on Ashkelon.
Hamas officials said the two jumped out of the vehicle when they heard the approaching aircraft, but were hit by the incoming missile.
Five others were reportedly wounded in the strike.
Since the end of Operation Cast Lead in January, Palestinians have continued to fire rockets and mortar shells into Israeli territory, often provoking a military response. On Tuesday, two waves of air strikes targeted smuggling tunnels along the Gaza-Egypt border, wounding seven people.
Nice shot. One down, many more to go.
Didn't want their virgins?
hope he thinks about those 72 virgins that are waiting for him, and hope that he gets to find out real soon whether it’s true or not.
Sounds like I need to light up another fine cigar!
Does it hurt REAL BAD?
Keep it going Bibi.
“Critically hurt?” Israel needs some bigger missiles.
Whatever happens, don’t take prisoners.
I hope they live for months and get to really experience what they have done to so many innocent civilians. And I hope they wake up soon. Would not want them to miss the debreiding treatments.
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