YESTERDAY, MAZEN FAQHA, 38, WAS KILLED in the Tell al-Hama neighbourhood of Gaza. The Interior Ministry spokesman in Gaza said that an investigation had been launched into the incident.

Police spokesman, Ayman Al-Batniji, said Faqha had “four bullets in his head” and that Israel and its “collaborators” were responsible. According to another senior Hamas official, Izzat el-Reshiq, said that the killers used silencers during the attack.