DAR AL HARB - ISRAEL/HOLY LAND: ONE LESS MISSILE DEVELOPER IN GAZA

Israeli missile takes out Iran-backed missile developer

GAZA CITY — Israel has killed the head of missile development of the Iranian-sponsored Islamic Jihad.

An Israel Air Force aircraft fired an air-to-ground missile that killed Raid Farouna in Gaza City. Farouna was identified as the director of Jihad's missile program.

Farouna was said to have been an engineer who modified the Kassam-class, short-range missile. He extended the range of the Kassam-3 missile to about 16 kilometers, or capable of striking the Israeli city of Ashkelon from the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian sources said Farouna was also said to have been responsible for the manufacture of the Quds-3 missile and acquisition of the BM-21 Grad rocket. They said Farouna was directed by Iranian and Hizbullah missile and rocket experts.

The air-to-ground missile struck Farouna's car and killed up to nine bystanders in the Sejaiyeh district of Gaza City. Jihad, cited as the most active group in missile strikes against Israel, has vowed revenge.

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