Worried that Israel will kill more of its leaders, Hamas said it may hunt for Palestinian informers. “There are thousands of spies among the Palestinian people. These agents are the ones who provide the occupation with information on movements of the leaders,” Hamas politburo member Mohammad Nazzal told reporters in Bahrain. “Now Hamas, along with other Palestinian groups, is studying ways to deal with this phenomenon. The alternative of assassination is being studied seriously.”
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