Hamas expects to head new government
A leader of the Islamist Hamas group has said that it is likely that one of its members would become Palestinian prime minister after winning parliamentary elections last month.
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Israel kills Islamic Jihad chief - source
A commander of Islamic Jihad - a group bent on Israel's destruction - has been killed by Israeli troops in the West Bank town of Nablus, according to a Palestinian security source.
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