15 January 2001

In the name of Allah the most gracious the most Merciful

“It is not ye who slew them; it was Allah: when thou threwest, it was not thy act, but Allah's …” (Quran 8/17)

Communiqué by Qassam Brigades (Special Unit 103)
The first reprisal against assassinations

Our Mujahid people:

Here is the war igniting and the worshippers at night and cavaliers in the morning start their march. Here we live up to our pledge and involve “Israel” in a relentless war so that its settlers and rats would pack up and leave Gaza with no return.

Barak wanted war so let him taste its hell. The war will not end until the Zionists wish that the sea would not only swallow Gaza but also Palestine all of Palestine. Thence our Mujahideen would attack them so that their remnants would completely evacuate Nitsarim, Kfar Darum, Gush Qatif, Kiryat Shmoneh, Khalil (Hebron), Tel Aviv, Al-Quds (Jerusalem) and all areas of Palestine. Our battle that we mentioned in former communiqués has started to bear fruit by the grace of Allah.

On this occasion, we would like to convey the glad tidings on our responsibility for the daring operation along the Karni-Nitsarim road today Monday 15/1/2001 at 7:45 am. which led to the complete destruction of two military vehicles as a result of blasting an explosive device planted by our Mujahideen four meters away from the two vehicles leaving them in complete rubble. Our Mujahideen were able to film that operation on videotape.

Our Mujahid people:

This operation retaliates to the Zionist enemy’s assassinations against our heroic people the latest of which was the cold-blooded murder of one of our brothers the leaders in the Fatah Movement.

We vow before Allah that we would never rest along the road of Jihad and martyrdom until victory or martyrdom.

Qassam Brigades
Special Unit (103)
Monday 15/1/2001