One dead in Israeli strike on terrorist squad
Published August 5, 2012
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Air Force struck a terrorist squad in Gaza, killing one.
The strike, announced by the Israel Defense Forces in a statement Sunday afternoon, targeted a Global Jihad-affiliated terrorist squad.
The dead man was identified by Haaretz as Eyad Okel Hijazi, 22.
One of the squad members, Ahmed Sai’d Isma’il, was among those responsible for the execution of the terror attack adjacent to the Israel-Egypt border, in which an Israeli civilian was killed, on June 18, 2012, according to the IDF.
Over the past number of weeks, Sai’d as well as E’id Nadi Ucaal, in addition to several other Global Jihad members were operating in order to execute a terror attack against Israeli civilians via the Israel-Egypt border, the IDF said.
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