Monday, February 25, 2008

Hamas says uncovered network of collaborators

Islamist group's internal security service arrests three Palestinians it suspects assisted IDF in targeted killing of senior members last week; Hamas officials say they hope arrests will hinder IDF intelligence efforts

"Palestinian security forces reported Sunday that Hamas' internal security service has uncovered a network of Palestinian collaborators with Israel.

According to reports, the three suspects who were detained had a Hamas official directly involved in the kidnapping of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit under surveillance and assisted the Israeli army in the recent killing of eight senior Islamic Jihad and Hamas members in Gaza......

According to reports, a search of the suspects' vehicles found photos of a number of Islamic Jihad members, including spokesman Abu Ahmed and al-Quds Brigades commander Majed al-Harazin, who was killed in an Israeli air strike last week....."

A Collaborator Killed in Tira

"Ahmad Ziad Samara shot to death by masked gunmen in his office; attackers still at large. Residents: Samara was a collaborator from Qalqilya, no one is sad he was killed

Shot to death in middle of town in broad daylight: Ahmad Ziad Samara, 35, was killed Monday morning after he was shot by masked gunmen who burst into his office at a driving school he owned in the Israeli-Arab town of Tira close to the Green Line......

"The victim was known as a collaborator," a resident said. "In Tira, we don't like collaborators, and that's why no one is sad that he was killed." "

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