Photo: mohammed salem/ReutersMilitant and political group Hamas said Saturday that one of its members was assassinated in Malaysia on his way to a mosque for prayers. Tensions between Israel and Hamas have surged in recent weeks. Hamas didn’t explicitly blame Israel for Saturday’s killing. Hamas has accused Israel of assassinating its members multiple times over the militant group’s decade in power in Gaza. Israel says Hamas, which it and the U.S. consider a terrorist organization, is using the demonstrations as a pretext to attack Israeli soldiers.

Source: Wall Street Journal April 21, 2018 11:36 UTC