In the Gaza strip killed one of the leaders of Hamas
In the Gaza strip was killed by one of the leaders of the Islamist movement Hamas. About it reports Reuters with reference to the statement of the group.
According to the Agency, the gunman named Mazen Fuqaha was killed near his home. Unknown shot him several times. In the statement of the movement noted that the guilty in the death of Fukaha they believe Israel and “its allies”.
“Israel knows that the blood of men is shed not just like that, and Hamas knows how to respond”, — reads the statement of the group.
The representative of the Israeli defense forces refused to comment on the incident, the Agency said.
Mazen Fuqaha in 2003 was sentenced to nine life terms for the preparation of attacks against Israelis. In 2011 he became one of more than a thousand Palestinian prisoners that Israel freed in exchange for their soldiers. Fukaha was deported to the Gaza strip.