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Israel Assassinates Hamas Official & His Family

HeadlineJan 05, 2009

On Friday, Israeli warplanes blew up the home of Nizar Rayyan, a senior Hamas leader and cleric. The assassination strike also killed his four wives and eleven children. A Palestinian living in the Khan Younis refugee camp accused Israel of targeting civilians at home.

Umm Thaer: “Does anyone evacuate their house that they have been living in for all their life? Why would we evacuate our home? Why are they lying to the civilians? They say that their air strikes target the militants, but this is all lies. They target the children, the house. It’s the sleeping people that get the air raids.”

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