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Reuters breaks news of killing of leading Hamas figure 01.29.2010 Reuters broke the news on Jan 29 that one of Hamas’ top military commanders had been assassinated in Dubai. The Palestinian Islamist group blamed Israel for the killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, wanted by Israel since engineering the capture of Israeli soldiers in the 1980s. Reuters unearthed the news of Mabhouh’s death from a Hamas official in Damascus. Reporters in Damascus, Dubai and Jerusalem fleshed out events and explained Mabhouh’s killing was a serious setback for Hamas in its campaign against Israel. In Jerusalem, Reuters spoke to Israeli security sources who said Mabhouh played an important role in smuggling Iranian-funded arms to Gaza. There was no official comment from Israel on Mabhouh’s death. MARKET IMPACT Reuters Firsts will need at least flash player 9 to give you the full experience. The latest Flash player can be downloaded here	firsts across any industry Commodities & Energy Energy, metals, agricultural and environmental markets FX & Money Markets Macroeconomics, monetary policy, FX and money markets Politics & Risk Politics and political risk Equity & Derivatives Companies, sectors, M&A and the financial industry Fixed Income Sovereign and corporate debt, credit, and ratings firsts by region Americas View stories from this region Europe / Middle East / Africa View stories from this region Asia View stories from this region Emerging Markets View stories from this region

Politics & Risk

Politics and political risk

Reuters breaks news of killing of leading Hamas figure

01.29.2010

Reuters broke the news on Jan 29 that one of Hamas’ top military commanders had been assassinated in Dubai. The Palestinian Islamist group blamed Israel for the killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, wanted by Israel since engineering the capture of Israeli soldiers in the 1980s. Reuters unearthed the news of Mabhouh’s death from a Hamas official in Damascus. Reporters in Damascus, Dubai and Jerusalem fleshed out events and explained Mabhouh’s killing was a serious setback for Hamas in its campaign against Israel. In Jerusalem, Reuters spoke to Israeli security sources who said Mabhouh played an important role in smuggling Iranian-funded arms to Gaza. There was no official comment from Israel on Mabhouh’s death.