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| Slain Hamas leader helped Gaza get arms: group |
| 2010-02-01 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Hamas commander killed in Dubai was targeted by Israel for his role in smuggling "special weapons" to the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Islamist group said on Sunday. Israel's government declined official comment on the Jan. 20 death of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, which Hamas on Friday announced as an assassination. But Israeli security sources linked him to rockets and other arms that reach Gaza from Iran. Police in the United Arab Emirates said they suspected a foreign "criminal gang" of killing Mabhouh in his hotel room, while not ruling out involvement of Israel's Mossad spy agency. Hamas spokesman Talal Nasser told the UAE newspaper The National that Mabhouh had "played a key role in supplying the Palestinian people with weapons and money", including "special weapons" for his native Gaza, where Israel waged war a year ago. A source close to Hamas in Gaza told Reuters: "I believe the issue of weapons he used to provide Hamas and (Palestinian) resistance factions was the reason behind his being targeted." The source added that such weapons generally come from Iran or Sudan, countries with ties to Islamist groups. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 And now he can help organize a place in Hell for all the Gazans who'll soon be coming. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-02-01 00:22 |