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Israeli Airstrike Kills Top Terrorists in Gaza


(Ynet News-Ha'aretz) Elior Levy - The Israel Air Force struck a building in Rafah used by terrorists, and Palestinian sources reported six dead in the strike, among them senior operatives in the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC). Palestinian news agencies reported that the PRC was responsible for the attacks in southern Israel. Among those killed were Kamel Nirab, the head of the PRC; Imad Hamed, the person responsible for its military activity in Gaza; Khaled Shaath, a leading member of the PRC's military wing who was involved in rocket attacks on Israel; and Khaled Masri, who was involved in kidnapping soldier Gilad Shalit in 2006. The Israel Security Agency suspects that Hamed is the one who planned Thursday's attack near Eilat.
2011-08-19 00:00:00
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