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| Fear Of Israeli Attacks Prompts Hamas Exiles To Take Cover |
| 2006-06-29 |
| Damascus, 29 June (AKI) - Syrian-based Hamas officials fearing possible retalitory attacks from Israel for the abduction of an Israeli soldier in Gaza are moving between different safehouses and limiting the number of telephone calls made to conceal their whereabouts, a source said Thursday. Hamas' exiled leadership in Damascus, including political bureau chief, Khaled Mashaal who Israel has accused of masterminding the kidnapping, are "taking seriously" threats made by Israel that it would target them for assassination, the Hamas source told Adnkronos International (AKI). On Wednesday Israeli security minister Avraham Ditcher decribed the Syrian-based Hamas leaders as "murderers" and said Israel may carry out "targeted killings" to eliminate them. Israeli war planes have flown over Syrian president Basher al-Assad's residence, an apparent act of intimidation aimed at obtaining his co-operation in securing the release of Gilda Shalit, the 19-year-old soldier kidnapped on Sunday. Observers believe Assad could pressure the Hamas leaders to order militants linked to the movement in Gaza to free Shalit. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #8 Wankers |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2006-06-29 19:54 |
| #7 Oh, brave Lions of Islam™. Sir Robin's got nothing on them. |
| Posted by: Xbalanke 2006-06-29 15:56 |
| #6 When the US and Israel does not deal with Syrian acts of war, this is what we get. Syria knows that there are no serious consequences for their aiding and abetting of terrorist operations in Iraq and Israel. So far. The US is at fault for not dealing with the Syrian threat appropriately. This can be easily remedied, and all will be hunky dory. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2006-06-29 15:19 |
| #5 Yup, that was just a rethorical question. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-06-29 14:47 |
| #4 that "love death" thing is just for the front lines. |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2006-06-29 13:40 |
| #3 I'm very confused, I thought they loved death more than we loved life. Was I misled? |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-06-29 12:24 |
| #2 Cowards |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-06-29 09:53 |
| #1 The new "Duck and Cover" of the century! |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-06-29 09:23 |