ISRAEL KILLS HAMAS COMMANDER

GAZA CITY [MENL] -- Israel has assassinated the commander of Hamas in theGaza Strip. Israeli and Palestinian sources said an Israeli attack helicopter fireda missile that killed the Hamas commander and his deputy. The sources saidboth were riding a motorcycle in Gaza City when they were killed on earlySunday. A passerby, also said to be a Hamas member, was also killed andseven others were injured in the attack.