Hamas Leader Killed
- By Unknown
- Jun. 30 1995 00:00
The man slain in the predawn raid was Taher Kafisheh, 24, commander of an armed squad of the Moslem militant group Hamas.
Kafisheh's group was suspected of having killed six Jewish settlers in shooting ambushes in the Hebron area.
The raid raised the specter of Hamas revenge attacks at a time when Israel and the PLO are involved in intense negotiations on a West Bank troop pullback and Palestinian elections.