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Sheikh Ahmed Yassin was sentenced to 13 years of prison after the discovery of an arms cache. He was freed the next year.
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Hamas was founded during the begininning of the first Palestinian Intifada (uprising). This organization was fromed by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin
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Yahya Ayyash, a bomb maker, rigged a Volkswagen Transporter and it was connected to a detonator switch in the driver's controls. A Hamas operative drove the car to Mehola Junction, a rest area on the Jordan Valley Highway in the West Bank. After 1:00 AM, the car exploded and killed al-Nabulsi and Marwan Ghani, a Palestinian from the nearby village of Bardala, Ghani's brother and eight Israeli soldiers were slightly injured.
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Yassin was freed for "humanitarian reasons" and due to the botched killing attempt on Khaled Mashal, on September 25, 1997 by the Mossad in Jordan, a deal was brokered by Bill Clinton between Israel and Jordan.
Sheikh Yassin is acclaimed as a hero on his return to Gaza. -
A protégé of Yahya Ayyash, Sharif. He died in a car explosion near a garage in Ramallah.
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A leader of the Hamas's military wing also known as Khaled Mashal was killed by Israel. Three other men were also killed.
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They promised to stop Palestinian rocket attacks on southern Israel and ease border closings that has affected Gaza's economy,
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This was inn exchange of Israel's complete withdrawal to the 1967 borders.
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Yassin e was being wheeled out for a early morning prayer and then an Israeli helicopter fired missiles at Yassin and both of his bodyguards.
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Khalil was killed by a car bomb in Damascus, Syria. Khalil was a distinguised member of Hamas terrorist group and was believe to be in charge of group's military wing outside the Palestinian terroritories.
