Israel Returns To Targeted Assassinations Against Hamas Commanders

The car in which the killed militant was traveling exploded near a central police compound. Suhaib Salem/Reuters

Gaza Killing Marks Return Of Israeli Targeted Assassinations -- Christian Science Monitor

Israel claimed responsibility for Wednesday's killing in Gaza of a Palestinian militant from a splinter group that Hamas is trying to rein in.

Israel has claimed responsibility for the explosion in Gaza City Wednesday that killed a Palestinian militant belonging to the Salafist militant group Army of Islam.

Reports differ on whether the explosion was the result of an airstrike or a car bomb. But the incident, coming after several similar strikes in recent months, marks a return by Israel to the targeted assassinations of Palestinian militants, which Israel had largely stopped since the ending of the Cast Lead offensive in Gaza in January 2009.

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More News On The Conflict Between Israel And Hamas

IDF, Shin Bet confirm killing of Gaza terrorist -- Ynet News
‘Ticking bomb’ terrorist killed in Gaza air strike -- Jerusalem Post
Israel Attack Kills a Top Militant in Gaza -- New York Times
Militant killed in Gaza, Israeli officials say -- L.A. Times
Israelis admit killing suspected militant in Gaza -- BBC
Israel kills militant in Gaza -- CNN

My Comment:
I guess the "heat and outrage" from the Dubai hit on a Hamas commander early this year has now died off .... and it is now back to business as usual.

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