Palestinians and Israelis Agree: Terrorists Were Hit Trying To Attack Israel

One person was wounded on Monday when an IAF fighter jet fired a missile at a car in the northern Gaza Strip.

The IDF said the vehicle was filled with Kassams and was carrying terrorists preparing to fire the rockets at Israel. The army said there were several secondary explosions after the missile hit the car.

The airstrike occurred shortly after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned of severe consequences if recent rocket fire out of Gaza continued.

The blast occurred near Beit Hanun, a frequent launching ground for Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel.

Islamic Jihad said its members were in the car on a "holy mission." It said two of the group's operatives escaped the vehicle seconds before the attack, and one passerby was wounded in the blast. Medical officials said the man, whose identity could not immediately be confirmed, was in moderate condition.

By holy mission the terrorist group means firing rockets into Israel with the intent of killing Israelis and damaging Israeli property.

For a change, the Palestinian terrorist group didn't even bother trying to hide its agenda.

I'm surprised that there were survivors considering the secondary explosions. As for Olmert's threat of severe consequences if the rockets continued to be fired into Israel, one can't take them seriously unless the Israelis started going after the leaders of the terrorist groups that have been exhorting their minions to commit terror attacks against Israel and engaged in major military operations instead of a piecemeal approach that does little to deter the terrorists from engaging in planning and conducting terror operations.

UPDATE:
Livni is calling on the government to take more action. She must be sensing that her chances to become PM will increase if she takes a harder line, because the rockets have been landing inside Israel for months and she hasn't exactly been a force demanding retaliatory strikes against the Palestinian terror groups.

The Knesset is going through the motions on votes of no confidence in the Olmert government that would effectively bring his government to an end. The internal bickering continues among the parties in the coalition government as well:

Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his government to honor the people's wish and step down.

According to the Likud leader, today's Knesset fails to represent the despair and lack of trust the public feels toward its elected officials.

Minister Ronnie Bar-On replied on behalf of the government, saying that if elections were held now, this would result in national paralysis and "would put a stop to all the vital processes we are all interested in."

Prior to the session, the Labor faction decided to allow its members not to participate in the no-confidence vote and vote in favor of the government. On Sunday, the party's central committee will discuss whether or not to stay in the government.

Meretz leader MK Yossi Beilin revealed to the Knesset plenum that a Kadima minister recently told him that Olmert posed "a national threat to Israel."

And speaking of Bibi, the Olmert government is doing all it can to stay in power by pushing for a Bibi backlash.

There are good reasons to be wary of Bibi as he's ethically challenged (though no moreso than Olmert), but considering the failed Olmert government, Israel needs to have someone in charge who knows how to lead and can take decisive action. Bibi is that person.