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Israel releases senior Hamas leader

Israel today released a senior West Bank leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas after he finished a two-year prison sentence.

Israel releases senior Hamas leader

Thu, 18 Nov, 2004 - 11:02

Israel today released a senior West Bank leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas after he finished a two-year prison sentence.

Clutching a black plastic bag with his belongings, Sheik Hassan Yussef walked out of the Ofer military jail to his waiting family this morning.

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