Mar. 10, 2003 Israel increases security for ministers in light of Hamas threats By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Israel has increased security for Cabinet ministers after the Islamic militant group Hamas threatened to target Israeli leaders, an official said Monday. Hamas made the threat in response to Israel's killing of a Hamas founder, Ibrahim Makadmeh, in a missile attack in Gaza over the weekend. The helicopter strike came after Hamas killed 15 Israelis and three Americans in a bus bombing in Israel and a shooting attack on a Jewish West Bank settlement last week. Since the outbreak of fighting in September...
