Biggest Hamas Fish Yet Is Nailed By IAF - He's Dead and Gone (can I get a hallelujah?)

Great, great news today as the IAF performed an airstrike on the home of Hamas' most senior official yet, namely Interior Minister Said Siam , killing him and a nice little clutch of other Hamas (including Gen. Salah Abu Shrakh, head of the Hamas General Security Service). This is a HUGE win for Israel as this will send shockwaves across Gaza with every senior Hamas official crapping their pants ...oh wait, do they wear pants? Anyway, here's some of the details from the story here at The Jerusalem Post:

The IDF stepped up pressure on Hamas on Thursday, killing Interior Minister Said Siam and pushing deep into Gaza City as defense officials predicted a cease-fire would begin soon.

Siam, the most senior Hamas political leader killed since Operation Cast Lead began on December 27, died along with his brother Iad, his son, and Gen. Salah Abu Shrakh, head of the Hamas General Security Service. The four were killed by an IAF strike on Iad Siam's home in Jabalya.
Siam was the Hamas political echelon's liaison with the group's military wing, Izzadin Kassam, and was responsible for the various security apparatuses in the Strip, including the Hamas police and naval forces. Officials said he was one of the Islamist movement's more radical leaders and was a close associate of its Damascus-based chief Khaled Mashaal.
According to Palestinian reports, Mahmoud Watfa, one of the commanders of Izzadin Kassam in Gaza City, was also killed in the strike.

Boy, it's gotta be a blow to Hamas to lose Siam but the beauty of it is all the others that were taken out as well. The city of Jabalya is actually the home of much of Hamas' leadership and if any of your have been watching any of the livecams of Gaza recently, you may have seen explosions off in the distance from Gaza City - much of that has been Jabalya going up in smoke.

I haven't seen any real update on ceasefire talks but my guess is that this single airstrike is going to light a fire under some top Hamas jackasses ... I only wish we could see them plead for a ceasefire and have Israel tell them to basically fuck off and simply and finally, destroy them.

Hamas minister Siam dies in IAF strike

Siam was the Hamas political echelon's liaison with the group's military wing, Izzadin Kassam, and was responsible for the various security apparatuses in the Strip, including the Hamas police and naval forces. Officials said he was one of the Islamist movement's more radical leaders and was a close associate of its Damascus-based chief Khaled Mashaal.
According to Palestinian reports, Mahmoud Watfa, one of the commanders of Izzadin Kassam in Gaza City, was also killed in the strike.

Three of Hamas Foreign Minister Mahmoud Zahar's bodyguards were killed by an IAF strike near his house in Gaza City early Thursday morning.
Two weeks ago, the IAF killed Sheikh Nizar Rayyan, one of the top five Hamas leaders in Gaza and a senior member of Izzadin Kassam.

IDF troops fought with Hamas gunmen throughout the day as they pushed deeper into Gaza City, taking up positions a few kilometers from downtown - the deepest push since the ground operation began on January 3.
According to military sources, IDF troops shot and killed close to 60 Hamas gunmen.
"The goal is to put pressure on Hamas," a senior military source said.
Meanwhile, some 25 rockets hit the South, including two in Beersheba that wounded six people.
A defense official said Israel was trying to advance before the expected implementation of an Egyptian-mediated cease-fire in the coming days.
According to Palestinian reports, IDF tanks and infantry were taking up positions in the Gaza City neighborhoods of Basra and Tel Hawwa, and in the Shati (Beach) refugee camp. Thousands of people reportedly fled their homes as IDF forces advanced deep into the city, which has approximately 400,000 residents.