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Hamas vows avenge death of militant in Gaza strike

Arab-Israel Relations Materials 31 July 2010 14:55 (UTC +04:00)
The armed wing of the radical Hamas movement vowed Saturday to revenge the death of one of its militants in an overnight Israeli air raid on the Gaza Strip.
Hamas vows avenge death of militant in Gaza strike

The armed wing of the radical Hamas movement vowed Saturday to revenge the death of one of its militants in an overnight Israeli air raid on the Gaza Strip.

"This new stupidity won't easily pass. We promise revenge for the blood of our martyr," the al-Qassam Brigades said in a leaflet faxed to reporters, dpa reported

   Al-Qassam militant Issa Abdul-Hadi Al-Batran, 40, died in the airstrike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

The strike came a day after after Gaza militants fired a Russian- made Grad rocket at the southern costal Israeli town of Ashkelon. No injuries were reported.

The pro-Hamas Popular Resistance Committee (PRC) claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was a response to a decision by the Arab League peace committee to resume direct talks with Israel.

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