An Israeli military spokeswoman said the attack is the 'start of a broader operation.'
People look at wreckage today of the car in which Ahmed Jabari, head of the Hamas military wing in Gaza City, was killed. The Israeli military said its assassination of the Hamas military commander marks the beginning of an operation against Gaza militants.
The airstrike in Gaza killed Ahmed Jabari, head of the Hamas military wing. The killing was a dramatic resumption of Israel’s policy of assassinating Palestinian militant leaders.
Military spokeswoman Lt. Col. Avital Leibovitch said the attack is the “start of a broader operation.”
Jabari is the most senior Hamas official to be killed since an Israeli invasion four years ago of Gaza.
Jabari has long topped Israel’s most-wanted list. Israel blames him for a string of attacks, including the kidnapping of Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit in 2006.
Leibovitch said Israel’s military chief authorized an operation to target Gaza militants.