(Ynet News) Yoav Zitun - Izz al-Din Hussein, 24, who was facing persecution from Hamas and "family issues," swam to Israel on June 28 and was immediately detained by the Israel Defense Forces, the Israel Security Agency said Thursday. Hussein told investigators he was a member of the Hamas air defense unit, head of a squadron using shoulder-fired missiles. "He stored an anti-aircraft missile in his home and was instructed to launch it at an Israeli helicopter, ensuring it landed near his home in Gaza, for the purpose of killing or abducting Israeli soldiers," the ISA said.
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