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March 12, 2012       Share:    

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/09/israel-kills-palestinian-militant-commander

Israel Kills Leader of Palestinian Militants behind Shalit Kidnapping

(AP-Guardian-UK) An Israeli airstrike on Friday killed Zuhair al-Qaissi, the top commander of the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, a militant group in Gaza aligned with Hamas that was behind the abduction of Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier who was held captive for more than five years and freed in a prisoner swap for more than 1,000 Palestinians.

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