Rocket Man No More

Israeli airstrikes killed more Palestinian terrorists along with civilians in the area.

The Israeli military said its aircraft targeted militants on a mission to launch Katyusha rockets at southern Israel. Palestinian witnesses said the first missile missed the vehicle, which then hit a curb and was struck by two other missiles.

The last two missiles killed the civilians and wounded 32 others, three of them seriously. Also killed was Hamoud Wadiya, Islamic Jihad's top rocket launcher, and an unidentified person in his van, whom the Israeli military identified as another Palestinian militant.

Islamic Jihad swiftly vowed revenge.

"The Zionist enemy insists on shedding Palestinian blood and we insist on going ahead with our holy war and resistance," said Khader Abib, an Islamic Jihad leader in Gaza. "God willing, the resistance groups ... will deliver a harsh response. All options are open."

Palestinian terrorists operate in crowds of civilians, hoping that Israel's compassion and humanity will shield them from retaliation. Those deaths are on the terrorists - not Israel.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian civil war is going strong - as noted by the ransacking of the Prime Minister's offices and continued gunfights between Fatah and Hamas.