IAF KILLS TOP HAMAS ENFORCER IN GAZA

Israeli Airstrike Kills Top Hamas Enforcer in Gaza (Fox News)
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli air strike Thursday on a Palestinian militants' training camp killed the Hamas government's security chief, Jamal Abu Samhadana, his militant faction and Palestinian hospital officials said. The Israeli military confirmed striking the Popular Resistance Committees camp in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, saying militants there were planning a large-scale attack on Israel. It said "the camp was the target" when asked if Abu Samhadana, the No. 2 man on Israel's wanted list, had been the target.

His body was incinerated but his face was recognizable, hospital officials said. Three other people were killed and 10 were wounded by the four missiles fired at the training camp. The attack knocked out electricity in the area, hampering rescue efforts and attempts to ascertain casualties, police said.

Abu Samhadana, leader of the small Popular Resistance Committees faction, was a key player in rocket attacks on Israel and a suspect in the fatal 2003 bombing of a U.S. convoy in the Gaza Strip. His recent appointment as director general of the Hamas-led Interior Ministry infuriated both Israel and Hamas' Fatah rivals, led by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.