America 'targeted assassinations" in Gaza?

"...Debka claims that an American drone fired from the Mediterranean ripped apart Nemnem's car. Intelligence pinpointing his precise location presumably came from the Israelis, who may have placed a tracking device in his new vehicle. A loosening of the Israeli embargo of Gaza has allowed a fleet of new cars, among other products, to arrive in the strip. The cars usually go to powerful Gazans, many of whom Israel may already be tracking.  The Debka report was understandably greeted with skepticism, but some details of the attack remain suspicious. Gazans are familiar with Israeli drones, which they can usually see or hear in the sky. American Predators, by contrast, fly at up to 25,000 feet in altitude, out of both sight and ear-shot. Witnesses to the explosion said they heard and saw nothing before the blast, explaining why Israeli reporters initially thought an accidental explosion might be to blame. The Middle East, with its cloak-and-dagger security operations, is rife with disinformation, of which this may just be another case. If, however, it is true that the U.S. was involved, it may not want to complicate its peacemaking efforts between Israelis and Palestinians by acknowledging that it is firing missiles into Gaza from unmanned drones. The drone attacks have proven controversial elsewhere, not least of all because they tend to produce collateral damage, almost always killing or injuring bystanders. In this case, three people were reportedly injured.  But if the U.S. is, in fact, fighting al-Qaida affiliates in Gaza, there could be an upside in revealing it. Standing openly against extremism and all its consequences in Gaza could give a boost to the more-moderate Palestinian Authority, making its President Mahmoud Abbas look stronger relative to his rivals from Hamas. While the Palestinian Authority makes life better for its citizens in the West Bank, this tacit message would make clear, Hamas has turned Gaza into a place where even the U.S. now has reason to launch its missiles. That is, if it was the U.S. that killed Mohammed Nemnem in the streets of Gaza City. ..."