Israel: Hamas member involved in 2003 attack killed in Gaza Strip
Israel reported that Farah Hamed, a senior Hamas member, was killed in the Gaza Strip as a result of an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) strike. Hamas announced his death on Wednesday, the Jerusalem Post reports.
2003 attack
According to the publication, Hamed took part in a 2003 drive-by shooting attack in which Shalom Har-Melech, the husband of Knesset member Limor Son Har-Melech, was killed.
Limor Son Har-Melech, who was seven months pregnant at the time, sustained severe injuries but survived. Shortly after the attack, she underwent an emergency cesarean section and gave birth to a daughter.
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Hamed was released from an Israeli prison in 2011 as part of a prisoner exchange deal. Israel then released 1,027 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who had been held captive in Gaza for more than five years.
Destruction of weapons depots
On the same day, the IDF and Israel's Shin Bet security service said they had destroyed three Hamas weapons depots in different parts of the Gaza Strip. According to the military, the sites stored weapons, explosive devices, anti-tank missiles, and other military equipment.
