Hamas: Israeli strike ‘has opened gates of hell’

Hamas: Israeli strike ‘has opened gates of hell’
14 November, 2012 – Lebanon Now

An Israeli air strike that killed top Hamas military commander Ahmed al-Jaabari on Wednesday has “opened the gates of hell,” the armed wing of the ruling Islamist movement said.

“The occupation has opened the gates of hell on itself,” said a statement from the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, which vowed its militants would “continue the path of resistance.”

Israeli military spokesperson Avital Leibovich said the strike was the start of an operation targeting armed groups in Gaza following multiple rocket attacks on southern Israel.

Jaabari was killed in an Israeli air strike on a car in Gaza City that also killed his bodyguard.

The killing of Jaabari sparked furious protests in Gaza City, with hundreds of members of Hamas and its armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, chanting for revenge inside Shifa hospital.

Outside, armed men fired weapons into the air, and mosques throughout the city called prayers to mourn the commander’s death.

Palestinian security sources and medics confirmed a total of four air strikes across Gaza during the late afternoon—two in Gaza City, one of which killed Jaabari, one in northern Gaza, and a fourth in the southern city of Khan Yunis.
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