Got Another Palestinian Terrorist

Curt at Flopping Aces points out the JPost article that Israel eliminated a major terrorist figure who was responsible for a number of suicide bombings against Israel in the past year:

In the bloodiest violence in the West Bank in months, special forces operating in the Jenin area on Sunday shot dead seven Palestinians - among them Israel’s most-wanted terrorist, believed to have been behind all the Islamic Jihad suicide attacks during the past year, including the latest bombing in Tel Aviv.

IDF troops and elite border policemen surrounded a home in the village of Kabatiya, near Jenin, on Sunday after receiving intelligence that top Islamic Jihad terrorist Elias Ashkar was holed up inside. After the troops encircled the home, they were fired upon. They returned fire, killing Ashkar and four others.

Earlier in the day, a Palestinian policeman was shot dead by troops during an arrest raid in Jenin.

Among the dead in Kabatiya were Said Hanisheh, 24, an Aksa Martyrs Brigades operative wanted by Israel, and his brother Mujahed, 25, who Palestinians said was not known to be a terror suspect. Later, armored bulldozers were brought in to demolish the house. Troops later shot dead another Palestinian, Jihad Kumayl, 19, who was throwing rocks at the soldiers during the operation.

Expect Hamas and Fatah to complain that Israel was violating Palestinian rights and that this is another declaration of war against the Palestinian people. Never mind the fact that Hamas and Fatah condone the activities of the various terrorists operating against Israel and didn't mind the outcome of those suicide bombings. They are playing the media game, a game that Israel often loses despite being on the correct side of events.