Jihad leader killed

"A military leader of the radical group Islamic Jihad and four other Palestinians were killed on Thursday, and seven people wounded, when Israeli helicopter gunships fired missiles at a car here, Palestinian medical sources said." This report is from News24.com, with thanks to Jean-Luc.

"Islamic Jihad leader Moqbel Hamid was killed when a missile struck the car in which he was traveling, the sources said. The Israeli army said in a brief statement that it had targeted Hamid.

"'During an operation in the Gaza Strip this evening, the car of a senior Islamic Jihad official responsible for a series of deadly attacks' was targeted, a statement said."


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