Report: Egypt thwarts Israeli assassination of Hamas PM

Ynetnews ^ | Saturday, August 27, 2011 | Roee Nahmias

[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]

[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.

[SunkenCiv]

G’night all!

[ken21]

how did egypt know?

[SJackson]

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[Marty62]

My question also. Has Hillary been on the phone again?

[Slings and Arrows]

Each individual WORD makes sense, but...

[Michael Barnes]

I always trust middle-easterners to tell me the truth...always.

[tet68]

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.

[OldNewYork]

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.

[AdmSmith]

Perhaps Israel told Egypt that if you do not stop... then we will...

[SunkenCiv]

I think that's a...

[Eleutheria5]

They did not stop it. Nu?

[texmexis best]

They didn’t. This is pure disinformation.

[Lera]

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.