Israel said Sheik Ahmed Yassin was only the first terrorist leader on its hit list. “Anyone in the Gaza Strip or West Bank, or anywhere else, leading a terrorist group knows that as of yesterday there is no immunity,” Internal Security Minister Tzachi Hanegbi told reporters Tuesday.
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