Gaza, Israeli raid kills Islamic Jihad commander

GAZA – Israel killed one of the most active Islamic Jihad commanders in Gaza this night. Baha Abu al Atta he was hit by a missile that destroyed the house where he slept with his wife at 5am. At the same time Abu Al Atta's son, who was in Damascus, was also targeted in another operation.A few minutes after the attack that eliminated Abu al Atta, militants in his group started firing rockets towards Israel, which in turn closed schools, roads and railways. At this point it is not clear how Hamas, the political-military group that controls the country, will react Gaza Strip since 2007, when after a very hard armed clash he was able to expel Palestinian President Abu Mazen's Fatah police and officials from the strip, Abu al Atta was killed at a delicate moment: the Israeli government has been provisional for weeks, after two electoral returns that did not indicate a clear majority, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to govern but his rival Benny Gantz is trying to work for a majority with another prime minister.
Yesterday Netanyahu authorized the attack on Abu al Atta and in a statement he claimed that "this man is responsible for rocket attacks, snipers and many attempts to infiltrate terrorists into Israel. But above all he was preparing new attacks against us ". Israel expects several days of fighting at this point an army spokesman said: "There was a significant number of rockets fired at Israel," says Jonathan Conricus, adding that the army is preparing for "several days" of clashes.The Jihad responded with a communique in which it confirms the death of the commander who was engaged "in a heroic action of Jihad: our inevitable reaction will hit the Zionist entity". Hamas itself said that "Israel has full responsibility for what happened, and its action will not go unpunished".

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