The Hamas terror group is calling for supporters to carry out violent attacks against Israelis to avenge the death of a leader of the group who was in Israeli custody.
Mustafa Muhammad Abu Ara, 63, a senior Hamas figure in the West Bank, died after being transferred to a hospital from the Ramon jail in southern Israel, Palestinian officials said early Friday.
Hamas claims in a statement that Abu Ara is the victim of a “slow killing,” alleging that Israeli prison officials refused to provide him medical treatment for an unspecified chronic condition.
“We call on all fighters to aim bullets and explosives at occupation soldiers and settlers in revenge for the blood of the martyr and other righteous martyrs,” the terror group says.
There is no comment from Israel.
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