Top Hamas figure killed in Israeli airstrike

1 January 2009, 11:15 am

Israel dropped a one-ton bomb on the home of a Hamas strongman Thursday, killing him along with two wives and four children in the first attack on the top leadership of Gaza's rulers. As the aerial bombardment escalated, the army said it also was poised to launch a ground invasion.... Read More »

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