Israel carried out three airstrikes in Gaza against what the military described as "terrorist operatives."

Officials said the terrorist operatives were overheard talking about an operation that would be even bigger than the Sept. 11 hijackings.

So far, investigators have not turned up any evidence - or have at least not made any public - of terrorist operatives still living here.

His name was similar to a Qaeda suspect on an international watch list of possible terrorist operatives, they said.

Our investments in that partnership have paid off over time, from increased information sharing to kills and captures of key terrorist operatives.

It was a far more intensive questioning than any such terrorist operative is capable of coping with.

"What I don't know at this point is how the terrorist operatives, facilitators are reacting to all of this," a senior American intelligence official said.

These may have been relaxed before the attack, but in any case were easily sidestepped by the terrorist operatives.

The group had no communication with any actual al-Qaeda or other terrorist operatives.

An investigation of the terrorist operatives behind the Sept. 11 attacks.