Another deadly blow to hamas..and as i am typing these lines, i found out that Israel has accepted the responsibility of killing hamas leader. it seems like that Israel is committed to its promise of wiping out whole hamas leadership. As usual, hamas has announced a serious revenge but one wonders how serious it could be…couple of other suicide bombings but then what next…I am so convinced that these two parties would never be at peace…they have so much history and animosity towards each other that I challenge that no one can strike a peace deal between them….probably no one….probably not even GOD himself…No matter what you propose, there would always be some elements who will oppose that peace plan and they will start the bloodshed again…the whole world has reached to a point where no one really cares about them anymore…a suicide bomb in Israel…30 killed…so what a big deal…it happens every other week…..or Israel attacks and kills 100 Palestine’s…so what…it has been happening for last 50 years anyways…and no one else could be blamed for this situation but the stern, stupid and brainless leadership on both sides….so now keep fighting till all of you finish one day…
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast...amas/index.html
Hamas leader killed in Syria, official says
From Ben Wedeman and Rula Amin
CNN
Sunday, September 26, 2004 Posted: 8:38 AM EDT (1238 GMT)
A car bomb exploded in Damascus, killing Hamas leader Izz al-Din al-Sheikh Khalil, a Hamas official said.
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(CNN) – A Hamas leader was killed Sunday when a car exploded in Damascus, Syria, an official of the Palestinian militant group told CNN.
It was not clear whether the explosion that killed Izz al-Din al-Sheikh Khalil, described as a mid-level figure within the organization, was from his own car or a nearby one.
He is the latest Hamas leader to be killed in recent months – Israel killed Hamas spiritual leader Shaikh Ahmed Yassin in late March, and just a few weeks later his successor, Abdul Aziz Al-Rantisi, was killed.
Hamas spokesman Usama Hamdan accused Israel of carrying out the killing, saying the Jewish state could only do so with the help and support of the United States.
“All these assassinations will not deter Hamas or stop it from carrying out its policies and its program,” Hamdan said. “It shows that there is no use for a political solution to this conflict.”
Israeli officials had no comment on any possible role in Khalil’s death.
Khalil, 42, was deported from Gaza in 1992 and had been living in Syria for a number of years, Hamdan said.
Israel has a history of pursuing Palestinian militant leaders beyond its border.
Israel was responsible for killing Khalal Al-Wazir, a deputy of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat also known as Abu Jihad, in Tunis in 1988; and Islamic Jihad leader Fathi Shiqaqi in Malta in 1995. In Jordan in 1997, Israel tried to assassinate Khalid Misha’al, who has since become the leader of Hamas, based in Syria.
Israeli officials have warned repeatedly that they will pursue the leadership of militant Palestinian organizations wherever they are.
Moshe Yaalon, Israel’s army chief of staff, recently said that “anyone who is responsible for terrorism against us should not sleep quietly.”
Hamas, which is considered to be a terrorist organization by the United States and Israel, claimed responsibility for two suicide bombings last month in the Israeli city of Beersheba that left 16 people dead.
The killing comes at a time when Syria is reportedly moving to expel Palestinian militant groups from the country, and there are reports that Hamas’ exiled leadership is looking for a new home.