o the Palestinians and to Hamas, and he cannot afford to ignore their demands. Hence Morsi's condemnation of the murder of Hamas' military leader Ahmed Jabari on Wednesday and of Israel's ongoing assault on the Gaza Strip. Cairo recalled its ambassador from Tel Aviv the same day, with Morsi urging both

rage for the Gaza-based leaders to prevail. The position of the llamas paramilitary Ezzeddine al-Qassam Brigades will also be crucial. Its leaders, Ahmed Jabari and Marwan Issa, have traditionally deferred to the leadership of the political bureau, and reportedly urged Meshaal not to step down as its chief

e operation as soon as we’d achieved its aim. On the afternoon of November 14, we launched a targeted air strike on Hamas’s de facto chief of staff, Ahmed Jabari. We’d gone after Jabari in the past but, for one reason or another, had failed. We also hit nearly two dozen other Hamas targets, including all of th

he operation as soon as we'd achieved its aim. On the afternoon of November 14, we launched a targeted air strike on Hamas's de facto chief of staff, Ahmed Jabari. We'd gone after Jabari in the past but, for one reason or another, had failed. We also hit nearly two dozen other Hamas targets, including all of th