Targeted Killings

On November 12th, 2019, the Israel Defense Forces carried out a targeted killing of Baha Abu al-Ata, leader of the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the Al-Quds Brigades: “In the last year,” Prime Minister Netanyahu stated, “he was the main organ…

A Reuters representational image. KARACHI: An administrative judge of the anti-terrorism court (ATC) approved the physical remand on Wednesday of Yousuf alias Thelaywala associated with Muttahida Qaumi Movement-London (MQM-L) till November 23.  Yousuf is ac…

KARACHI: Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a suspected hitman for his alleged involvement in killings of 96 persons. The anti-street crime squad and Soldier Bazaar police arrested Yusuf alias Thelewala and seized a TT pistol, grenade and a motorbi…

The 48-hour battle between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group last week, dubbed Operation Black Belt, stuck to a well-worn script: An inciting incident — in this case, the elimination of Islamic Jihad terror leader Baha Abu al-Ata by Israel…

Gaza Palestinian rockets, Israeli airstrikes jolt tenuous Gaza truceJERUSALEM (Reuters) 15 Nov by Nidal al-Mughrabi & Ari Rabinovitch — Palestinian militants fired two rockets deep into southern Israel from Gaza on Saturday, and the Israeli military resp…

Ending a surge of fighting in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel, a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian groups was reached Thursday morning, some 48 hours since the targeted assassination of top Islamic Jihad leader Baha Abu al-Ata, who was killed with …

Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad reportedly agreed to a cease-fire on Thursday morning, putting a tentative end to two days of hostilities that killed at least 34 Palestinians.  skip - Haaretz Weekly 12/11Gaza factions launched massive rocket barrages …

Gaza factions launched massive rocket barrages at Israel for the second straight day Wednesday, a day after Israel assassinated a top Islamic Jihad commander, Baha Abu al-Ata. At around 11:15 P.M. a massive barrage of rockets reached as far north as Rehovot …

In a surprise attack today, the Israeli air force assassinated Bahaa Abu Al-Ata, an Islamic Jihad military official in northern Gaza. Israel accused him of firing rockets. Al-Atas wife was also killed in the attack. The killings have prompted Palestinian resi…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to kill Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror chief Baha Abu al-Ata after a rocket forced the premier off stage at an election rally a week before the September 17 Knesset vote, multiple Hebrew-language media outlets report…