Hamas has accused Israel of being behind the killing of Mazen Fuqaha, 38, a senior commander in the militant Islamist movement’s military wing. From there, he managed Hamas’s military operations in the West Bank. Hamas, which Israel and the United States consider a terrorist organization, set up checkpoints across Gaza in pursuit of those who might have been involved in Fuqaha’s killing. And the enemy will be responsible for the crime consequences,” Hamas’s military wing, the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said in a statement. Amos Yadlin, former director of military intelligence, said in a public forum Saturday that Fuqaha’s killing could quickly spiral into renewed clashes between Israel and Hamas.

Source: Washington Post March 26, 2017 13:28 UTC