A senior Hamas member was killed Wednesday in an explosion in the West Bank. Amin Fadel, 28, had been on Israel’s wanted list for suspected involvement in terrorist attacks. Palestinian sources described Wednesday’s incident in Nablus as a “work accident,” meaning that Fadel was building a bomb that exploded prematurely, according to Israel Radio.
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