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Thursday, October 23, 2008

2nd Israeli attack on Jihad leader fails

RAMALLAH — Israel failed in an attack on the military wing of the Iranian-sponsored Islamic Jihad.

Jihad's Al Quds Brigades military wing said Israeli troops fired on its leader in the Faraa refugee camp in the West Bank on Oct. 22, Middle East Newsline reported. Al Quds Brigades said Same Al Ghoul, the Jihad military commander, escaped unharmed.

"A unit of the Israeli special forces infiltrated into the camp near the city of Nablus, firing a barrage of bullets towards the leader, Samer Al Ghoul, who managed to escape to to one of the camp's houses," Jihad said in a statement.

Jihad said Palestinian residents hurled stones toward the Israeli force. The statement said the army withdrew from a house where Al Ghoul was believed to have escaped to hours later.

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This was the second assassination attempt against Al Ghoul. In September, Al Ghoul came under Israel Army gunfire in the Nablus area.

The Israeli military has deemed Jihad a leading element in the Palestinian insurgency in the West Bank.

Military sources said Jihad has planned scores of suicide bombings since Hamas declared a ceasefire with Israel in June 2008.

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