Capture Of Shalit Kidnapper “Like A Scene Out Of A Hollywood Action Movie”

By
Omri Ceren
– September 11, 2007Posted in: Israel, Palestinians

It turns out that Israeli intelligence forces actually did capture Hamas commander and Shalit-kidnapper Mahawesh al-Qadi. And that it was totally awesome:

It sounds almost like a scene out of a Hollywood action movie. Soldiers disguised as Hamas militiamen abduct a senior Hamas terrorist who stops in the middle of a road in southern Gaza after an “old man” leaning on a cane collapses in front of his car. If the Palestinian reports are true, then elite Israeli forces penetrated deep into the heart of Rafah late Friday night to nab Mohawah al-Qadi, a senior member of Hamas’s armed wing and a commander in the Executive Force believed to be connected to last year’s kidnapping of Cpl. Gilad Schalit. According to the Palestinian reports, Qadi was abducted by Israeli forces and then taken to the abandoned Dahiniye Airport, where he was picked up by an IAF helicopter and transported into Israel.

You’re not going to want to hear this – but Barak has gotten a pretty good start on restoring the IDF’s credibility. He’ll be genuinely put to the test over the next few weeks as Hezbollah and Syria attempt to take advantage of what will almost certainly be an IDF ground operation in the Gaza Strip. If he handles the next month well, he’ll post a legitimate electoral threat to Netanyahu and the Likud.

References:
* Dichter calls captured Hamas chief ‘bargaining chip’ for Shalit [Ha'aretz]
* Don’t say a word [JPost]

Previously:
* Netanyahu Launches Campaign to Oust Olmert. He’d Better Act Fast.
* Syria Modernizing Its Airforce With Russian Help – War With Israel On The Horizon
* One Jerusalem Conference Call: Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Cross-posted to:
* The Astute Bloggers
* Israpundit

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