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Top Hamas Leader Killed by Israeli Airstrike

Posted By vikasha4 on Jan 02, 2009 FROM: jta.org report abuse

A senior Hamas leader was killed by an Israeli Air strike on his home in the Gaza Strip, Israeli war nitro cars Smash home Top Hamas Leader. One of the Islamist group's top leaders killed in an air raid on his home in the Jabaliya refugee camp. Nizar Rayyan, the top Hamas figure to be killed since 2004, had urged suicide attacks against Israel.

An Israeli warplane dropped a 2,000-pound bomb on the home of one of Hamas's five insurgents Thursday, instantly killing him and 18 others, while the Israeli army said troops gathered on the Gaza border were aware of any order to invade.

Gaza City, Gaza Strip - An Israeli warplane dropped a 2,000-pound bomb on the home of one of Hamas's five insurgents Thursday, instantly killing him and 18 others, while the Israeli army said troops gathered on the Gaza border was clear to all in order to invade .News of the strike came on the sixth day of Israeli attacks on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.

Even as it would have been its bombing campaign, Israel kept the way open for intensified efforts from the leaders in the Middle East and Europe to arrange a truce.Many of the group's leaders are in the ground, pending attempted murder of Israel. Hamas Radio said Rayyan rejected advice to leave their homes.