Hamas has described the killing of one of its top militants, Adnan al-Ghul, as a "great loss to our people and to the resistance". In a statement dated 21 October the group's military wing added that its operations would not be affected by Al-Ghul's death. The following is the text of the "military communique" by the Hamas military wing Izz-al-Din al-Qassam Brigades published by Izz-al-Din al-Qassam Brigades web site on 22 October How many of the prophets fought in Allah's way, and with them fought large bands of godly men, but they never lost heart if they met with disaster...