Israel: Hamas leader is target for assassination

An Israeli Cabinet minister today said that Hamas’ Syria-based leader, Khaled Mashaal, is a target for assassination for ordering the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier in the Gaza Strip.

Israel: Hamas leader is target for assassination
Wed, 28 Jun, 2006 - 09:00

An Israeli Cabinet minister today said that Hamas’ Syria-based leader, Khaled Mashaal, is a target for assassination for ordering the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier in the Gaza Strip.

“He is definitely in our sights … he is a target,” justice minister Haim Ramon told Army Radio.

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