 Israeli occupation forces killed a senior member of Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian and Israeli sources said on Saturday. Palestinian hospital officials and security sources identified the victim as Thaer Abu Kamal. They said that Abu Kamal, 26, was the senior aide to Zakaria Zubeidi, the leader of Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in Jenin. Abu Kamal had replaced Mahmoud Abu Khalifa, who was assassinated by Israeli troops in September.
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Witnesses said that Israeli soldiers surrounded the building where Abu Kamal was hiding, and that they bulldozed the house when he refused to come out. They added that they later found Abu Kamal's body buried in the rubble. An Israeli army source confirmed that the forces destroyed the building during a search operation to capture a wanted Palestinian fighter in Jenin. "The troops called for everyone to come out of the house but the wanted operative remained inside. As it was feared that he might be armed, the house was then bulldozed."
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The army source added that they believe the fighter was then crushed to death as the building collapsed. Witnesses and security sources noted that there had been no exchange of gunfire before the bulldozers destroyed the house. |