Israel takes responsibility for killing Arafat deputy... in 1988
Israel has taken responsibility for the assassination of Khalil al-Wazir, deputy of former PLO leader Yasser Arafat, in 1988, Yediot Aharonot reported on Thursday.Much more about Abu Jihad and the operation here and here.
Wazir, who is better known as "Abu Jihad", was killed in a raid in Tunis by the Mossad and Sayeret Matkal, the IDF's most elite and classified unit.
According to Yediot, the operation's commander was Nachom Lev, who shot Wazir with a silenced handgun.
Wazir founded the PLO with Arafat and was responsible for a series of attacks against Israeli civilians.
Labels: Yasser Arafat
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 6:36 PM
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Wonderful, a true hero. Did they fight over who could do the deed?
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