Hamas Security Chief in Gaza Wounded in Explosion

(Jerusalem Post) Adam Rasgon - The head of Hamas security forces in Gaza, Tawfiq Abu Naim, was wounded in an explosion on Friday in Gaza City. Abu Naim, who Israel freed in the Gilad Shalit prisoner swap in 2011, has been Hamas security chief since December 2015. Palestinian and Egyptian news outlets speculated that Salafist militants carried out the blast in response to a crackdown on them overseen by Abu Naim.


2017-10-30 00:00:00

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