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'''Mahmoud al-Majzoub''' also known as ''Abu Hamza'' (c. 1965 – May 26, 2006) |
'''Mahmoud al-Majzoub''' also known as ''Abu Hamza'' (c. 1965 – May 26, 2006) was a top [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]] official and a senior leader of the group. He was also a liaison officer who had strong ties to Iran's [[IRGC]] and [[Hezbollah]]. He was killed in a car bomb blast in [[Sidon]] on on 26 May 2006,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/26/lebanon.blast/index.html |title=Islamic Jihad member killed in Lebanon |date=26 May 2006 |website=[[CNN]] |accessdate=30 April 2018 |dead-url=yes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818093244/http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/26/lebanon.blast/index.html |archive-date=18 August 2007}}</ref> when a bomb attached inside the car door exploded as he opened it. His brother [[Nidal al-Majzoub]] also died in the explosion. PIJ, Hezbollah and the Lebanese Government stated that they held [[Mossad]] and [[Israel]] responsible for the bombing, but Israel denied it. |
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In mid-June 2006, the Lebanese authorities arrested a group of alleged spies, among them a certain [[Mahmoud Rafeh]], who reportedly confessed to working for Israel and carrying out the attack. Some Lebanese opponents of Hezbollah suspect this spy ring is a Hezbollah fabrication.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,251-2227831,00.html |last=Blanford |first=Nicholas |title=Lebanon exposes deadly Israeli spy ring |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=15 June 2006 |accessdate=14 August 2006 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726225915/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0%2C%2C251-2227831%2C00.html |archivedate=26 July 2008 |df= }}</ref> |
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Mahmoud al-Majzoub also known as Abu Hamza (c. 1965 – May 26, 2006) was a top Palestinian Islamic Jihad official and a senior leader of the group. He was also a liaison officer who had strong ties to Iran's IRGC and Hezbollah. He was killed in a car bomb blast in Sidon on on 26 May 2006,[1] when a bomb attached inside the car door exploded as he opened it. His brother Nidal al-Majzoub also died in the explosion. PIJ, Hezbollah and the Lebanese Government stated that they held Mossad and Israel responsible for the bombing, but Israel denied it.
In mid-June 2006, the Lebanese authorities arrested a group of alleged spies, among them a certain Mahmoud Rafeh, who reportedly confessed to working for Israel and carrying out the attack. Some Lebanese opponents of Hezbollah suspect this spy ring is a Hezbollah fabrication.[2]
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- ^ "Islamic Jihad member killed in Lebanon". CNN. 26 May 2006. Archived from the original on 18 August 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Blanford, Nicholas (15 June 2006). "Lebanon exposes deadly Israeli spy ring". The Times. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2006.
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