The Blotter: Brian Ross Investigates

Israel Assassinates Hamas Commander in Aerial Barrage

The Israeli military said today its Air Force targeted and killed the top military commander of the Palestinian militant group Hamas in an airstrike that was part of a larger military operation in the Gaza Strip. Ahmed Jabari, the chief of staff of the Ezzedeen al-Qassam Brigades and de facto leader of the military wing of Hamas, was killed in what the Israeli military called a "surgical operation" this afternoon. Video from the scene showed the charred wreckage of Jabari's vehicle, and Hamas...Full Story
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