"Israel" Divided over Gaza Leaders’ Assassinations, Fears Heavy Price

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After its continuous aggression on Gaza, "Israel" is considering resuming its contentious practice of assassinating resistance leaders in the besieged strip.

According to agencies, "Israel" might renew a practice that brought it harsh international censure.This forms an evidence of the tight spot "Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in.

This comes as Gaza resistance fighters have fired more than 100 rockets at the Zionist entity in recent days.
"Israeli" military officials, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss confidential discussions, said the assassination of Hamas leaders is shaping up as the preferred response to the stepped-up rocket fire.

They have the backing of two former military chiefs with experience in the matter.
"I'm in favor of targeted killings," Opposition Leader Shaul Mofaz told Army Radio on Monday , and claimed: "It is a policy that led Hamas to understand, during the suicide bombings, that they would pay the price should (the bombings) continue."

Similarly, the "Israeli" Vice Premier Moshe Yaalon stated: "Clearly over these past 13 years there has been an ongoing war, but there have also been extended periods of calm."
"When I was chief of staff, the targeted killings against Hamas led to extended periods of quiet," he added.
However, the suggested policy faces escalating objection all along the Zionist entity.

"The policy of targeted killings," "Israeli" KM Zehava Galon, "it didn't prove itself. We killed, and there were more attacks."
"What Israel should do is reach a long-term truce agreement with Hamas with the help of the Egyptians," said Galon, of the "Meretz" party.

Meanwhile, "Israeli" military officials warned that Hamas will not be so easily subdued as before. "The fighters, who once relied on crude rockets they manufactured themselves, can draw now on sophisticated rockets and missiles smuggled in from Iran, Libya and other Mideast countries."

Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org