“The IDF will continue to use all means at its disposal against terrorists, the terror leadership, terror infrastructure, and those who provide safe harbor for terrorists, with the aim of returning abducted soldier Corporal Gilad Shalit to Israel quickly and safely.”- IDF
From the IDF site
Security Forces conducted a number of arrests of Hamas terrorist organization leadership members in Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria last night, Wednesday 28/06/06. “The Hamas government stands at the head of the Palestinian authority with a very clear objective to destroy the State of Israel,” said Southern Command Commander Major General Yoav Gallant.
The Israeli Security Forces conducted a line of arrests of Hamas leadership in Jerusalem and Judea and Samaria. Among those arrested are ministers in the Hamas government, members of the Hamas legislative council, and several senior operatives who are active in the terror organization and commit terror acts within its framework.
“The Hamas government stands at the head of the Palestinian authority with a very clear objective to destroy the State of Israel. Recently this organization began launching operations to harm IDF soldiers and the citizens of Israel, while holding the position of control over the Palestinian authorities,” said yesterday Southern Command Commander, Major General Yoav Gallant.
The arrested will be investigated and will be tried by a judge during the following time period in order to lengthen their arrest. With the ending of the investigation, and according to its findings and the evidence collected, indictments will be filed against them.
Among the Hamas leaders arrested are:
– Mahmad Bargoti- born in 1958, a citizen of the village Kover, north of Ramallah. He serves as a minister in the Hamas government, and belongs to the generation of the founders of the organization in the Ramllah area. Bargoti was arrested following updated information collected by GSS investigations which linked him to operations executed by the military branch in Ramallah. At the head of this branch stood until recently Avrahim Hamed, a senior wanted Hamas terrorist in the Judea and Samaria area. Bargoti was discovered to be in contact with Hamed.
– Abad Al Gaber Fukah- born in 1966, a member of the legislative council. He has an extensive past in the Hamas military branch in Judea and Samaria and also collaborated with the Avadalah brothers, Mohi A-Din Sarif and Hassan Salama during the time period in which they executed terror attacks in 1996.
– Naif Rajub- born in 1956, a minister in the Hamas government, and an official of the organization in the area of the villages of Hebron. He has been arrested several times before due to his activities in the Hamas organization. He is known as an extremist Hamas activist who delivered speeches to incite Palestinians against Israel, and to encourage terror attacks and military activity to harm the Israeli state.
– Haled Abu Arfa- born in 1951, a minister of matters concerning the city of Jerusalem in the Palestinian government. He is a resident of Jerusalem, and a senior Hamas organization activist in the city. He was arrested several times due to his activities.
– Adnan Atzpor- born in 1962, a resident of Nablus. He is one of the prominent Hamas activists in the city, and has been arrested several times before; after each arrest Atzpor returned to full activity in the organization. He was appointed the Hamas spokesperson in Nablus, and gave speeches at assemblies in the name of the Hamas organization. He was also responsible for recruiting activists into the organization infrastructure in the city.
– Vagia Nezal- born in 1966, a prominent Hamas operative in Judea and Samaria, who serves as the mayor of Kalkilya. Nazel has been arretsde several times before, and was only released from his latest arrest in April 2006. Nazel was in close contact with imprisoned and Hamas officials inside as well as outside of Kalkilya, and took part in Hamas demonstrations and parades. Nazel was part of the Hamas infrastructure in Kalkilya, which was responsible for deathly terror attacks in Israel and for the execution of the suicide bombing at the dolphinarium in Tel Aviv five years ago.
Security forces will operate against all terror organizations and their members. Those arrested during the night on the grounds of their suspected involvement in terror are not immune, despite their seniority.
The IDF will continue to act with determination and to employ all means at its disposal to combat terrorists and their infrastructure, in order to defend the citizens of Israel.
You can only say it so many times before it loses impact. But the only solution to this is annihilation of the troublemakers. That includes physical destruction, but primarily the destruction of the will to continue. Pain.
Practically anyone watching this…exclude the collaborating Left, will understand that the IDF’s mission is to deter this hoard of rodents from further attacks on Israel and Israelis. I hope that means killing as many of Hamas as possible, and maybe even the head of Fatah, who is encouraging Hamas in the hope that the Israelis will do his dirty work. Can these people sink any further?
The Israelis, so far, have been very restrained.
I remember when, I believe it was the Yom Kippur War, Israel got close enough to Damascus and Cairo to be able to lob artillery shells into the two Arab capitals. Our State Dept. under Henry Kissinger stepped in and told Israel to hold off. I think a lot of what the arabs do is based on the belief that any Israeli retaliation will be tempered/restricted by the West.
Maybe this time, at least the US, will not interfere. Or, if we do, Israel will say, “Thank you kindly, but butt out!” and then destroy what needs to be destroyed.
Your so right Rhod and I agree the Israelis have been very restrained.
Tom I agree I hope we do not interfere. If we did, it sure as heck better be to help Israel and not hinder them with a bunch of PC stuff. Gosh that says a lot about what we have become, that I have to worry about our PC baggage from our country messing with someone doing the right thing like Israel is doing.