Hamas vowed to avenge the killing of its Nablus commander, whom Israeli officials accuse of being behind a series of deadly suicide bombings in Israel. Palestinians say Israeli security forces killed Ayman Halaweh on Monday by booby-trapping his car. Israel did not claim responsibility for the incident.
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