Qassam Brigades Sniper Threatens Israeli Army Commanders

Palestinian activists in Gaza broadcast a message on Wednesday evening addressed to Israel in response to the assassination of Qassam fighter and freed prisoner Mazen Fuqaha in Gaza days earlier.

The message threatens Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, Shin Bet chief Nadav Argaman, Mossad chief Yossi Cohen, Deputy Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi, Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan and Oz Brigade commander Yefid Zanati.

The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades vowed that Israel would pay for the assassination of Fuqaha, stressing that it would break the equation the occupation is trying to impose and make the enemy regret the day it decided to start it.

In its statement following Fuqaha's assassination, the Brigades added that the enemy would pay a price commensurate with the magnitude of the killing of Fuqaha.

For his part, Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Meshaal responded to the assassination of Fuqaha, saying: "Hamas, with all its military and political components, has accepted the challenge with the occupation."