Hamas government forces in the Gaza Strip on Thursday released Hisham Sadeeni, one of the founders and heads of Salafi al-Tawhid wal-Jihad group which is affiliated with al-Qaeda.
Sadeeni was arrested by Hamas in March 2011, a month later, members of his group kidnapped and later killed Italian pro-Palestinian activist Vittorio Arrigoni in a bid to get their leader released. (Elior Levy)