Killing of militant leaders will continue: Israel
Friday, August 22 2003 22:26 Hrs (IST)
Gaza City: Israel plans to kill more militant chiefs in raids mirroring a lethal missile strike on a Hamas
leader, Israeli officials warned on August 22, as tens of thousands of Hamas supporters turned out for
his funeral in a show of strength and promised thunderous revenge.
Palestinian leaders said the killing of Ismail Abu Shanab, a top aide to Hamas chief Ahmed Yassin,
ruined what was to be an imminent campaign against militants by Palestinian security forces that would
have included arrests and weapons roundups.
The militants called off their two-month-old ceasefire and promised more suicide bombings and other
attacks on Israeli targets, raising the chances that a new round of Mid East violence will sink a US-
backed peace plan that aims to stop three years of violence and create a Palestinian state.
Agencies
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