Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer said today that Israel\'s killing of arch-terrorist Hamas leader Salah Shehada this week definitely saved lives, \"as it was just a matter of time before he carried out another very major attack against Israelis.\" Similarly, IDF Ground Forces Commander Gen. Yiftach Ron-Tal said that Shehada\'s death would certainly bring about a drop in the number of terrorist attacks in the coming days. \"This is in light of the fact that he planned several very major attacks in the heart of Israel for the near future,\" Ron-Tal said.
Israel had been tracking Shehada for several days before the successful targeting, yet was unable to find a time when he did not surround himself with Arab civilians not directly associated with terrorism. The Israeli officials\' above-quoted remarks thus clarified that leaving Shehada alive would have meant the near-certain deaths of more Jews.
Interestingly, ten Arab civilians were hurt today, yet no international outcry was heard. Palestinian terrorists placed a bomb outside a Jenin slum against IDF tanks - but the powerful explosive mistakenly blew up instead under a UNRWA bus carrying Arab passengers. The bomb was made up of a gas canister connected to explosives.
Israel had been tracking Shehada for several days before the successful targeting, yet was unable to find a time when he did not surround himself with Arab civilians not directly associated with terrorism. The Israeli officials\' above-quoted remarks thus clarified that leaving Shehada alive would have meant the near-certain deaths of more Jews.
Interestingly, ten Arab civilians were hurt today, yet no international outcry was heard. Palestinian terrorists placed a bomb outside a Jenin slum against IDF tanks - but the powerful explosive mistakenly blew up instead under a UNRWA bus carrying Arab passengers. The bomb was made up of a gas canister connected to explosives.