Bethlehem – Ma’an – Hamas denied rumors on Tuesday that the manager of the office of Hamas leader Khalid Mash’al had been assassinated in Syria. Muhammad Nazzal, a member of Hamas’ politburo in exile said that reports of the killing of Hisham Al-Abdawi were false.
So can we see him?
Ummmmmmmmmm...no.
In one version of the assassination report, broadcast on Israeli Channel Two TV, correspondent Ehud YaÂ’ari quoted Syrian opposition sources saying that gunmen surrounded Al-AbdawiÂ’s car in northern Damascus four days ago and shot him dead. YaÂ’ari added that Syria had warned MashÂ’al and Islamic Jihad secretary in exile Ramadan Shallah that Israel might have plans to assassinate them.
In remarks carried on a Hamas-affiliated website, the Palestinian Information Center, Nazzal said, “The news about assassination of director of Khalid Mash’al’s office was completely false and were meant to arouse confusion and mislead people.”
He highlighted that the rumors are not unprecedented as months ago there were similar reports about assassination of Hisham Abu Libdah, who he said was actually killed in a car accident.
Ah, yes. Ye Olde "Car Accident"...
Nazzal said that Hamas had received no warnings from Syria or any other party regarding assassinations. However, he said that Hamas is taking security precautions because Israel is expected to target Hamas leaders inside Palestine or abroad “at any moment.”