Hamas vows vengeance over Shilbayeh killing
Hamas military spokesman in Gaza, Abu Obeida, confirmed Iyad abu Shilbayeh, who was killed by IDF forces overnight killed was a member of the group's armed wing: "The blood of our martyr will be a curse that will follow the occupation and the traitors," he said.
The word traitors referred to Hamas' rivals in the Western-backed Palestinian Authority, which has ruled only the West Bank since losing control of the other Palestinian territory, the Gaza Strip, to Hamas militants in 2007. (Reuters)
