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Islamic Jihad Leader Killed in Jenin
On Tuesday, Maruh Kamil, one of the most senior Islamic Jihad operatives in the Jenin area, was killed after he opened fire and threw a hand grenade at the IDF force that came to arrest him. An IDF officer was lightly wounded in the shooting. Kamil, 27, a resident of Kabatiya, was planning to carry out a suicide terror attack in the heart of Israel. Kamil had been imprisoned in the PA prison in Jericho for several months, then escaped in May 2004. Kamil maintained direct contact with Islamic Jihad headquarters abroad and was responsible for distributing funds and weaponry to terrorists in the northern West Bank and Jenin. He was personally responsible for directing Islamic Jihad terror attacks against Israeli targets. After the declaration of calm, Kamil personally carried out a shooting attack in April 2005 in the Jenin area, wounding an IDF soldier. (Israel Defense Forces)

Islamic Jihad Seen as Top Threat - Arieh O'Sullivan
Islamic Jihad has become the leading Palestinian terrorist threat as it has continued to disregard the ceasefire to which Hamas adheres. Israeli security sources said the group, which is strong in Samaria but also has cells in Judea, has the potential to disrupt the entire process with the Palestinians. The current assessment in the security establishment is that the terror threat today is at the same level as it was last year. Since the beginning of the so-called ceasefire, Islamic Jihad has been under orders from Damascus to renovate their terrorist infrastructure to prepare for "quality" attacks. (Jerusalem Post)

See also Jihad Leader: "Calm" is Over - Khaled Abu Toameh and Arieh O'Sullivan
The period of calm is over and the Palestinians should be prepared to resume their attacks on Israel, senior Gaza Islamic Jihad leader Khaled al-Batsh said Tuesday. Islamic Jihad was one of the few Palestinian groups that had refused to accept the tahdiah (calm) agreement that was reached in Cairo in February. (Jerusalem Post)