Israel has recently received messages from "senior Arab official" urging the Hebrew state to resume its assassinations attacks in the Gaza Strip, the Tel Aviv-based Maariv reported. According to the newspaper, one of the messages even said "take their heads off", in reference to the Hamas leadership in the coastal territory.
The Arab officials, according to the daily, urged Israel to hit Hamas if the latter decides not to resume the calm with Israel.
The Israeli hit-list includes top figures from Hamas military and political wings. On the top of the list are Hamas commanders Ahmed Jabari, Ibrahim Ghandour and Mohammed Deif, who has been on Israel's most wanted list for over a decade and was wounded several times in the past in Israeli strikes.
The Israel targets include also senior political leaders such as former Palestinian premier, Ismail Haniyeh, the former foreign minister Mahmoud a Zahar and the former interior minister, Saeed Siyam. Maariv reports that another name on the Israeli list is of Palestinian Legislative Council member and Chairperson of the Popular Committee against the Siege, Jamal Al Khudari. Israeli security sources have been claiming he is close aide to Haniyeh and "deeply involved in terror activities."
It should be mentioned that Israeli transport minister Shaul Mofaz was quoted recently as saying that Israel should "cut off the heads" of Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip. He publicly declared his backing to the return of policy of assassination against the Hamas leaders.
