IDF Continues To Do Abbas's Dirty Work

Israel's blog, Israel Defense Force Spokesperson, announced a successful strike in Gaza:

The Israel Air Force successfully targeted a weapon manufacturing facility in the southern Gaza Strip and an arms smuggling tunnel on the Rafah border in a joint IDF-ISA operation tonight.

The attack is in response to the firing of a rocket that hit the Israeli village of Nirim on Thursday, causing damage.

More than 25 rockets and mortars were fired at Israel since the beginning of the year.

The IDF will not tolerate the firing of rockets by terrorist organizations at Israel and will continue to respond harshly against any attempt to disrupt the calm in Israel’s southern communities.

More than 25 rockets and mortars were fired at Israel since the beginning of the year
Something that you might expect the US to bring up, seeing how very concerned it is for Israel's security--but then again: boys will be boys and politicians will be politicians.

In the meantime, the IDF has an even bigger success in the West Bank--home to Israel's peace partners:

Senior Hamas Terrorist, Responsible for the Murder of Over 70 Israelis, Arrested Last Night in Ramallah 

Maher U’dda, a Hamas military wing operative wanted since the end of the last decade for his involvement in terrorism against Israeli civilians, was arrested last night in a joint IDF, ISA and Israeli Police operation in Ramallah.

U’dda is one of Hamas’ founders in Ramallah. Born in 1963, U’dda is a father of four and a resident of the village of Ein-Yabrud, northeast of Ramallah. In his earliest terrorist activity in the beginning of the 90’s, he formed a Hamas cell in his village, that abducted and interrogated Palestinians suspected of cooperating with Israel. In addition, the cell demanded weapons in return to releasing those abducted, which in turn were used execute terrorist attacks.

In 1998, U’dda was investigated by Palestinian security forces, and held in a Palestinian prison for a number of months. By the time he was released, he was already considered a senior suspect wanted by Israel.

According to information acquired regarding U’dda’s terrorist activity during the second Intifadah, he held a managerial role in organizing and funding of a Hamas military cell that was responsible for the murder of 10 Israeli civilians.

U’ddas arrest is the final stage of thwarting Hamas’ military headquarters in Ramallah, which executed various terror attacks and is responsible for the murder of more than 70 Israelis.

The arrest was made possible by pinpoint intelligence information provided by the ISA.

For all the talk about training Abbas's men so that they will be better able to police the West Bank on their own, when it comes to the heavy lifting, it falls upon Israel to capture the Hamas leaders who are a threat not only to Israel but to Fatah as well.

Hey Abbas--you're welcome!

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