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Hamas funeral of the executed commander (AP)
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| By Associated Press December 14, 2006 |
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When al-Fara, who belongs to the largest clan in Khan Younis, emerged from a taxi, three of the men grabbed him and forced him onto his knees, while the fourth shot him, witnesses said. The attack left his body and the sidewalk riddled with bullet holes. The witnesses declined to be identified, fearing for their safety.
In a statement faxed to reporters, Hamas accused a Fatah "death squad" of al-Fara's killing.
Fawzi Barhoum, a Hamas spokesman, said al-Fara was a field commander in the Hamas military wing. He pledged to hunt down the killers. "Hamas is not going to forget the blood of its members," he said.
Fatah spokesman Tawfik Abu Khoussa rejected the accusations. "We condemn all acts of anarchy whatever may be behind them, and we call on the brothers in Hamas to stop firing accusations before the investigation," he said.
In unrelated incidents, Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian near the Israel-Gaza border fence after nightfall. The military said he was armed and carrying explosives. A cease-fire has stopped most violence between Israel and Gaza after five months of clashes.
Earlier, a Palestinian stabbed and seriously wounded an Israeli guard at a West Bank checkpoint north of Jerusalem, police said.
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