Hamas militants issued a statement calling on Muslims around the world to attack “Jewish and Zionist interests which have been spreading all over the world.” The group dismissed as a “fabricated tale” a Palestinian Authority investigation indicating that Hamas’ chief bomb-maker was recently killed by other Hamas members and said “revenge is coming” for the death of Mohiyedine Sharif.
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