Israelis On High Alert For Hamas Revenge Attack For Killing of Rayyan

The IDF is on high alert for some sort of retaliatory move by Hamas for the killing of Hamas leader Nizar Rayyan. Soon after the IDF issued the alert, Hamas formally announced that it would do just that. Here's some of the details from the article at YNET:

The killing of Hamas leader Nizar Rayyan by the IDF would cause the organization to attempt to launch a large-scale terror attack against Israel to avenge the commander's death, IDF officials estimated Thursday.

Hamas has already threatened to avenge Rayyan's death. Hamas lawmaker and one of its spokesmen Mushir al-Masri said that the balance of terror in expected to change following Rayyan's killing.

He described the assassination as a "dangerous development and the crossing of red lines," and stated that "the scope of the response will be painful and proportionate to the scale of the killing."

Also in the article is this ala carte menu of just what Hamas might attempt:

According to the official, Hamas' revenge could take the shape of an attack on the Gaza security fence, an attack using an explosive tunnel, infiltration of terrorists to Israel using a tunnel, and rocket fire at sensitive Israeli facilities.

It's my guess that Hamas is about ready to try one of their attacks on a Gaza crossing into Israel - now, considering the fact that the border is loaded with Israeli troops, that might not seem like the best idea right now, but I think Hamas is desperate to have one or more of their thugs try it and die so Hamas has some sort of rallying cry. I think we will see something happen either today or tomorrow.

IAF strikes continue; IDF expects Hamas revenge

.IDF sources estimate that killing of Hamas leader Nizar Rayyan in airstrike Thursday will boost organization's motivation to launch large-scale attack against Israel. Israeli aircraft bombs mosque used to store weapons in Gaza

The killing of Hamas leader Nizar Rayyan by the IDF would cause the organization to attempt to launch a large-scale terror attack against Israel to avenge the commander's death, IDF officials estimated Thursday.

Meanwhile, the IAF continued its airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. A mosque in the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza was hit late Thursday night. The army said that the place was being used to store weapons and as a communications outpost.

This is the fifth mosque to be bombarded since Operation Cast Lead was launched last Saturday.