The Hamas Leader Behind The Deadliest Ever Attack On Israel

The Hamas Leader Behind The Deadliest Ever Attack On Israel

File photo - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas receives Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (L) and officially asks him to form a new government in Gaza on February 21, 2006. Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said Saturday the Palestinian group was on the "verge of a great victory" after it launched a surprise attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip. "We are on the verge of a great victory and a clear conquest on the Gaza front," Haniyeh said in a speech broadcast on Hamas-run Al-Aqsa television. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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