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U.S. Army Captain Michael Kelvington, commander of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, bows next to remains of Gulam Dostager, a member of Afghan Local Police who was killed in the blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during the joint Tor Janda (Black Flag in Pashtu) operation, in Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 25, 2012. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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U.S. Army Captain Michael Kelvington, commander of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, bows next to remains of Gulam Dostager, a member of Afghan Local Police who was killed in the blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during the joint Tor Janda (Black Flag in Pashtu) operation, in Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 25, 2012. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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A Hamas supporter distributes sweets as they celebrate the shooting attack in the West Bank, in Jabalya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, August 31, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

A Hamas supporter distributes sweets as they celebrate the shooting attack in the West Bank, in Jabalya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, August 31, 2010.

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GAZA | Tue Aug 31, 2010 3:26pm EDT

GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas Islamists in the Gaza Strip issued a statement Tuesday claiming responsibility for a shooting attack that killed four Israelis in the occupied West Bank on the eve of peace talks in Washington.

The statement from the armed wing of Hamas, a group that opposes any dialogue with the Jewish state, said the "Qassam Brigades announces its full responsibility for the heroic operation in Hebron."

(Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi; Writing by Allyn Fisher-Ilan in Jerusalem; Editing by Tim Pearce)
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WittgensteinIII wrote:
This is horrible, but Israelis kill Palestinians all the time and it doesn’t make the front page.

Aug 31, 2010 8:21pm EDT  --  Report as abuse
plevin wrote:
On the contrary, not only killing Palestenian terrorists (sorry freedom fighters) makes a front page and condemnation from the Security Council, it also usually warrants more than a single paragraph. And a great single paragraph it is! BTW, since when has killing pregnant women been deemed heroic? To my memory, not since Rwanda, but I think we didn’t like those guys. Congratulation Mr. al-Mughrabi, new low.

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