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Report: Egypt thwarts Israeli assassination of Hamas PM
Ynetnews ^
| Saturday, August 27, 2011
| Roee Nahmias
Posted on 08/30/2011 6:48:55 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Egypt has forced Israel to abort a mission aiming to assasinate Hamas prime minister in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh, the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram reported, citing Palestinian sources.
According to the report, Egypt acted swiftly to pressure Israel to back out of the planned operation, which was decided upon following the recent multiple terror attacks near Eilat.
Egypt also contacted the Islamic Jihad and swayed it to declare a ceasefire, while negotiating a ceasefire with Hamas and other factions in Gaza, most notably the Popular Resistance Committees.
According to the report, the Palestinian Authority joined the efforts to convince the terror groups to stop the rocket attacks on Israel, informing the factions in Gaza that it is only a matter of time before Israel carries out the threat on Haniyeh's life.
Despite the Islamic Jihad's agreement to an armistice, the rocket fire from Gaza continued on Friday; two Qassams exploded in open areas in the western Negev. Hours earlier, a rocket hit the Ashkelon vicinity. No injuries or damage were caused in the attacks. |
Crisis Averted? Ismail Haniyeh [Photo: Reuters]
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel
KEYWORDS: egypt; gazaattacks; hamas; islamicjihad; israel
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posted on
08/30/2011 6:49:04 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
To: SunkenCiv
The only question I have is “How did Egypt find out the operation was even being considered?”
Israel needs to tighten up their OpSec.
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posted on
08/30/2011 6:59:45 PM PDT
by
Ronin
(Obamanation has replaced Bizarroworld as the most twisted place in the universe.)
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posted on
08/30/2011 6:59:56 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/30/2011 7:10:41 PM PDT
by
ken21
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posted on
08/30/2011 7:11:36 PM PDT
by
SJackson
(Free Palestine, return it to the inhabitants who had the land taken by the Romans, Alan West)
To: Ronin
My question also. Has Hillary been on the phone again?
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posted on
08/30/2011 7:13:36 PM PDT
by
Marty62
(Marty60)
To: SunkenCiv
Each individual WORD makes sense, but...
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posted on
08/30/2011 7:25:44 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: SunkenCiv
I always trust middle-easterners to tell me the truth...always.
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posted on
08/30/2011 7:27:11 PM PDT
by
Michael Barnes
(Obamaa+ Downgrade)
To: SunkenCiv
Despite the Islamic Jihad’s agreement to an armistice, the rocket fire from Gaza continued on Friday; two Qassams exploded in open areas in the western Negev.
Ok, take him out, they don’t care.
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posted on
08/30/2011 7:29:45 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: Ronin
They might be well known for targeted assassinations by now, even with their plausible deniability. He’s probably been an obvious target for a while.
To: Ronin; SunkenCiv
Perhaps Israel told Egypt that if you do not stop... then we will...
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posted on
08/30/2011 11:27:04 PM PDT
by
AdmSmith
(GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)
To: AdmSmith
I think that's a...
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posted on
08/31/2011 3:12:56 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: AdmSmith
They did not stop it. Nu?
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posted on
08/31/2011 3:52:29 AM PDT
by
Eleutheria5
(End the occupation. Annex today.)
To: Ronin
They didn’t. This is pure disinformation.
To: Ronin
The only question I have is How did Egypt find out the operation was even being considered?
Israel needs to tighten up their OpSec.
They didn't find out .It's pure propaganda to gain sympathy for their cause . It's a recruitment tool to get their youth to want to go to war with Israel.
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posted on
08/31/2011 10:11:40 PM PDT
by
Lera
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