The IDF struck this afternoon Hamas headquarters in the PLO-controlled city of Shechem. Palestinian Authority (PA) officials report that seven Hamas terrorists were killed in the missile attack and at least three others were wounded. The IDF fired direct hits on a seven-story structure used to house the terrorists who were operating with the assistance of the PA. Two of the terrorists who were killed, Jamal Salim and Jamal Mansor, were known to be senior commanders in the military ranks of the Hamas.
As the IDF retaliation continues, Minister without portfolio Danny Naveh told Arutz 7 today that military pressure on Arafat must be increased and must be accompanied by a forceful Israeli campaign to uncover Arafat\'s true part in the terrorism. However, \"Foreign Minister Shimon Peres is acting against those two goals,\" Naveh said. \"Even though our public relations suffer when we are in a defensive posture... the Foreign Ministry has decided that delegitimizing Arafat is not their business.\"
On Monday, helicopter gunships launched an attack against a weapons factory in PLO-controlled territory along Israel\'s southern coast. The aerial assault followed two waves of mortar attacks against Jewish communities in the same region. Shrapnel in one of the shellings lightly injured a small child in the Jewish community of Kfar Darom.
Referring to Monday\'s retaliatory raid in Gaza, Minister of Communications Ruby Rivlin told Reuters News Agency that not only was it Israel\'s prerogative to respond to attacks, but \"her obligation to do so,\" adding that the PA must be aware that attacks would be met with Israeli reprisals.
As the IDF retaliation continues, Minister without portfolio Danny Naveh told Arutz 7 today that military pressure on Arafat must be increased and must be accompanied by a forceful Israeli campaign to uncover Arafat\'s true part in the terrorism. However, \"Foreign Minister Shimon Peres is acting against those two goals,\" Naveh said. \"Even though our public relations suffer when we are in a defensive posture... the Foreign Ministry has decided that delegitimizing Arafat is not their business.\"
On Monday, helicopter gunships launched an attack against a weapons factory in PLO-controlled territory along Israel\'s southern coast. The aerial assault followed two waves of mortar attacks against Jewish communities in the same region. Shrapnel in one of the shellings lightly injured a small child in the Jewish community of Kfar Darom.
Referring to Monday\'s retaliatory raid in Gaza, Minister of Communications Ruby Rivlin told Reuters News Agency that not only was it Israel\'s prerogative to respond to attacks, but \"her obligation to do so,\" adding that the PA must be aware that attacks would be met with Israeli reprisals.