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Dec. 25, 2004 / 9:50 PM

Israel kills senior militant official

WEST BANK, West Bank, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Israel Defense Forces killed a senior Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades militant, Thaer Abu Kamal, Saturday in a West Bank refugee camp, Ha'aretz reported.

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades is affiliated with the Palestine Liberation Organization's Fatah movement. Abu Kamal had replaced Mahmoud Abu Khalifa, who was killed by the IDF in September, Ha'aretz said.

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Soldiers from the Egoz and Nahal infantry units reportedly surrounded the house Abu Kamal was hiding in Saturday, and called for the residents to surrender.

The troops fired anti-tank missiles at the building after Abu Kamal failed to exit. After the building was demolished with a bulldozer, Abu Kamal's body was found in the debris. No gunshots were fired.

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