Hamas says militant killed in West Bank

charlotte.com     Jul 27, 2008            

A Palestinian gunman from the Islamic group Hamas stands guard, during the funeral for five Hamas militants killed in an explosion, in Gaza City,Saturday, July 26, 2008. A powerful explosion ripped through a car on a busy Gaza City beach Friday night, killing five Hamas militants and a six year old girl and injuring 20, Hamas security officials said. It was the third mysterious blast of the day in Gaza after a relatively calm period that has followed a cease-fire between Israel and the territory's Islamic Hamas rulers. Hamas security arrested dozens of supporters of the rival Fatah group Saturday, and hurled grenades at the home of one Fatah leader and set up checkpoints across Gaza, Palestinian sources said. HEBRON, West Bank -- Israeli troops killed a Hamas militant in the West Bank town of Hebron early Sunday, according to... [read full story]                    


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