« on: January 15, 2009, 05:47:18 PM »
According to BBC News this follower of the religion of perpetual rage was killed in an Israeli air raid on Gaza City today. I guess that the Israelis are taking out the trash today:
Excerpt from the BBC, they actually are responsible for some of the emphasis:
Key Hamas leader killed in Gaza
[Thursday, 15 Jan 2009, 1905 GMT]
One of the top Hamas leaders in Gaza has been killed in an air strike, Hamas and Israeli officials have said.
Said Siyam, the Hamas interior minister, was killed in an air raid on his brother's home near Gaza City.
Earlier, Israeli troops and tanks moved closer into the heart of Gaza City, prompting fierce gun battles with fighters from Hamas.
The UN's relief agency, Unrwa, said part of its HQ in Gaza caught fire after being hit by Israeli shells.
Senior figure
As interior minister, Mr Siyam controlled thousands of Hamas security troops in Gaza and was said to be widely feared.
His son and brother were also killed in the strike, along with two other Hamas officials - the interior ministry's security director Saleh Abu Sharkh and the local leader of the Hamas militia, Mahmoud Abu Watfah.
[He c]reated Hamas Executive Force, a paramilitary which played key role in take-over of Gaza in June 2007
Killed in Israeli air strike on 15 January 2009
Mr Siyam is one of the most senior Hamas leaders killed in the 20-day Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip.
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The link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7831870.stm
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