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Israeli Defence Minister Defends Targeted Assassinations

On March 6, Israeli fighter jets opened fire over a crowded neighbourhood in the Gaza Strip. Israeli Defence Forces said the intended targets were two members of Islamic Jihad, who were both killed, along with three bystanders – two children and an adult standing at an ice-cream stand.

Speaking on Army Radio the following day, Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz defended the practice of “targeted assassination”. Mofaz also even hinted that Israel was considering an extra-judicial killing of the democratically-elected Prime Minister-delegate of the Palestinian Authority, Ismail Haniya.

"We will continue the targeted killings at this pace," Mofaz stated. "No one will be immune." When asked to elaborate on his comments, Mofaz said that if Hamas is implicated in future suicide bombings in Israel, targeted assassinations would be used against the “leading members” of the government.

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