Under-cover forces assassinate a fighter in Jenin

Tuesday May 29, 2007 20:22 by IMEMC Staff - Translation, edit by Saed Bannoura- IMEMC

Under-cover forces of the Israeli army assassinated on Tuesday evening a resistance fighter, member of a newly formed armed wing of Fateh movement, in Kafer Dan village, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.

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Mohammad Hisham Mer’ey, is the leader of the Abu Ammar Brigades, one of the armed wings of Fateh. The Brigades was only formed two days ago, the formation announcement came in a press release that was issued by the brigades in Al Yamoun village, near Jenin.

Local sources reported that dozens of gunman of the Al Aqsa brigades, the armed wing of Fateh, fighters of Abu Ammar Brigades, and the Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad marched in the streets and vowed retaliation.

Abu Ammar is the name that was used to refer to the late president, Yasser Arafat.

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