surgical strike

Mark Regev, adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, did not say that Israel was responsible but called the attack a "surgical strike" against Hamas's leadership.

"Whoever did this did a surgical strike against the Hamas leadership. Whoever did this has a gripe with Hamas. That is very clear."

I tried my best, though, to let my stomach be my guide during my recent surgical strike to Music City.

For weight lifters in the United States, the answer has led to an unusual itinerary for their visits to Japan: Call it a sporting surgical strike.

It was not a surgical strike but a battering ram.