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Israeli Operational Successes Roundup:These are all of the major successes Israel has had in the past few weeks fighting terrorism3/8 - Ibrahim Makdme - Assassinated by Helicopter (alt spellings: Makadmeh, al-Maqadma)"killing him and three of his bodyguards."3/5 - Abdullah Jamal Barghouti - Arrested"IDF troops arrested a senior leader of Hamas's military wing in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Israel Radio quoted Palestinian sources as saying Wednesday. According to the reports, IDF troops nabbed Abdullah Jamal Barghouti in his apartment and hastily evacuated him from the city."3/3 - Sheikh Muhammad Taha - Arrested"Sheikh Mohammed Tsalah Hassan Abdullah Taha, 65, one...

Hamas officials: IDF kills organization's founder in Gaza Strip The Israel Defense Forces killed one of the founders of the military wing of Hamas and three other members of the militant Islamic group in an airstrike on a car in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, Hamas officials said. A helicopter gunship fired missiles at the car, killing Ibrahim al-Maqadma, 50, a top Hamas leader and a founder of the group, Hamas said. "The assassination of Ibrahim al-Maqadma will launch a new stage of war against the Jews," senior Hamas official Abdel-Azziz al-Rantissi told Reuters. "All Israeli leaders will be...