Hamas Condemns The Killing of Samir Kuntar
Lesson Brief
Times of Israel
On December 20, The Times of Israel reported that Hamas condemned the purported Israeli bombing that killed Hezbollah leader Samir Kuntar in his apartment building in Lebanon. Kuntar, a former Israeli prisoner, had been released after 29 years as part of an exchange in which the Israelis received the remains of two soldiers. Kuntar was imprisoned for his role in the 1979 murder of a police officer, a civilian and his four-year-old daughter.