From the Liveblog of
Monday, November 12, 2018
Thousands join funeral procession for Gazans killed in exchange of fire with Israeli special forces
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleChanting “revenge” and flanked by masked gunmen in camouflage, thousands of mourners in the Gaza Strip bury seven Gazan fighters killed when an Israeli intelligence-gathering operation was spotted, leading to a firefight, as the ruling Hamas terror group launched a feverish security sweep across the territory.
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh leads the funeral for four terrorists as masked gunmen in uniforms carried the coffins, wrapped in the flag of Hamas’s armed wing, and mourners chanted “revenge.”
Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' overall political leader, went to the funerals of the dead fighters in Gaza today. No sign of Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, who generally keeps a lower profile. pic.twitter.com/56cqCeA1gT
— Raf Sanchez (@rafsanchez) November 12, 2018
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