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According to Israeli Defense Forces, Amir Mansi was a senior member of Izzadin Kassam, the military wing of Hamas, the Palestinian Sunni Islamic organization that currently runs the government of the Gaza Strip. He was part of the military forces fighting the Israelis in Gaza. On January 10, 2009, Israeli Defense Forces reported that Mansi had been killed attempting to fire mortars at IDF ground forces.YNet News: IDF kills Gaza City rocket chief (January 10, 2009)
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Fast Facts
- Hamas confirmed that Mansi was a member, but would not give his rank except that he was a top militantEasyBourse: Israel Army Says It Killed Senior Hamas Rocket Launcher (January 10, 2009)
- Hamas reported that Mansi was killed as he was driving through the Beach refugee campXinhua News: Medical official: Ongoing Israeli strikes kill 31 Palestinians in Gaza (January 11, 2009)
- Son of Yusef Mansi, minister of telecommunications in Gaza StripEasyBourse: Israel Army Says It Killed Senior Hamas Rocket Launcher (January 10, 2009)
- Mansi was the leading Hamas authority on the Grad long-range missile systemCNN: Hamas rocket team leader killed, Israel says (January 10, 2009)
- Killed in the Jabal Rise area east of Gaza City during a ground operationCNN: Hamas rocket team leader killed, Israel says (January 10, 2009)
- Two other Hamas operatives were wounded and capturedCNN: Hamas rocket team leader killed, Israel says (January 10, 2009)
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Reported Killing of Amir Mansi
According to Israeli Defense Forces, Mansi was the commander of Hamas rocket cells operating in Gaza City. He was killed, the IDF reports, while attempting to fire mortar shells at Israeli ground forces.YNet News: IDF kills Gaza City rocket chief (January 10, 2009)Hamas, reporting to the Xinhua news agency in China, said that Mansi, a top militant and rocket expert in the group, was killed as he was driving his car in the Beach refugee camp in western Gaza City.Xinhua News: Medical official: Ongoing Israeli strikes kill 31 Palestinians in Gaza (January 11, 2009)
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