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JERUSALEM — An Israeli airstrike late Wednesday killed a Palestinian, who was believed to be a militant, as he rode a motorcycle in the northern Gaza Strip and seriously wounded a man accompanying him and a 7-year-old boy who was passing by, according to health officials in Gaza. JERUSALEM — An Israeli airstrike late Wednesday killed a Palestinian, who was believed to be a militant, as he rode a motorcycle in the northern Gaza Strip and seriously wounded a man accompanying him and a 7-year-old boy who was passing by, according to health officials in Gaza.
The strike came hours after a rocket fired from Gaza hit southern Israel, causing no injury. Israel used both events to underscore its rejection of the new Palestinian government that was sworn in by President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority this month, on grounds that it was backed by Hamas, the Islamic militant group that has controlled Gaza since 2007.The strike came hours after a rocket fired from Gaza hit southern Israel, causing no injury. Israel used both events to underscore its rejection of the new Palestinian government that was sworn in by President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority this month, on grounds that it was backed by Hamas, the Islamic militant group that has controlled Gaza since 2007.
After the airstrike, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement: “This is the true face of Hamas; it is continuing to plan terrorist attacks against Israeli citizens even as it is inside the Palestinian government.”After the airstrike, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement: “This is the true face of Hamas; it is continuing to plan terrorist attacks against Israeli citizens even as it is inside the Palestinian government.”
The Israeli military said in a statement that the Palestinian man, Mahmed Awwar, 33, the target of the airstrike, was a jihadist and was involved in numerous rocket attacks against Israel. At the same time, Mr. Awwar was employed as a Hamas police officer, according to the military and an acquaintance in Gaza.The Israeli military said in a statement that the Palestinian man, Mahmed Awwar, 33, the target of the airstrike, was a jihadist and was involved in numerous rocket attacks against Israel. At the same time, Mr. Awwar was employed as a Hamas police officer, according to the military and an acquaintance in Gaza.
The new government, intended to reunite the West Bank and Gaza Strip, grew out of a reconciliation pact reached by the Palestine Liberation Organization and Hamas, which refuses to recognize Israel and is considered a terrorist organization by much of the West.The new government, intended to reunite the West Bank and Gaza Strip, grew out of a reconciliation pact reached by the Palestine Liberation Organization and Hamas, which refuses to recognize Israel and is considered a terrorist organization by much of the West.
Despite Israel’s exhortations, the Obama administration and many other Western countries have agreed to work with the government since none of its members belong to Hamas and it has committed itself to nonviolence and to recognizing previous agreements with Israel.Despite Israel’s exhortations, the Obama administration and many other Western countries have agreed to work with the government since none of its members belong to Hamas and it has committed itself to nonviolence and to recognizing previous agreements with Israel.
Rocket attacks from Gaza put Mr. Abbas in an awkward position. The Palestinian news agency WAFA said earlier on Wednesday that he had called on Palestinian factions to hold their fire.Rocket attacks from Gaza put Mr. Abbas in an awkward position. The Palestinian news agency WAFA said earlier on Wednesday that he had called on Palestinian factions to hold their fire.