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Hamas terror official assassinated in Gaza; Israel blamedMazen Faqha, who organized 2002 suicide bombing that killed 9, was released in Shalit deal and deported to Strip, from where he orchestrated West Bank terror attacksBy Avi Issacharoff and Times of Israel staff March 24, 2017, 11:08 pm Mazen Faqha, a Hamas official freed as part of the 2011 deal to release captive IDF soldier Gilad Shalit and deported to Gaza, was assassinated on Friday evening by unknown gunmen. Hamas said Israel was to blame. Israel had no comment.Faqha, who was jailed for life for organizing a 2002 suicide bombing, was released along with more than 1,000 other Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Shalit, who was held by Hamas for five years. Continued: http://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-hamas-official-assassinated-in-gaza-by-unknown-gunmen/
