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| Livni hails Dubai Hamas killing | Livni hails Dubai Hamas killing |
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| Israeli opposition politician Tzipi Livni has applauded the controversial killing of a Hamas figure in a Dubai hotel by suspected Israeli agents. | |
| "The fact that a terrorist was killed, and it doesn't matter if it was in Dubai or Gaza, is good news to those fighting terrorism," she said. | "The fact that a terrorist was killed, and it doesn't matter if it was in Dubai or Gaza, is good news to those fighting terrorism," she said. |
| It is thought to be the first time a top Israeli has made such a comment. | It is thought to be the first time a top Israeli has made such a comment. |
| Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was found dead in his room on 20 January, having been electrocuted and suffocated. | Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was found dead in his room on 20 January, having been electrocuted and suffocated. |
| His alleged killers used fake British, Irish, German and French passports, according to the authorities in Dubai, which released pictures of the suspects, none of whom were caught. | |
| Mr Mabhouh was one of the founders of Hamas's military wing. | Mr Mabhouh was one of the founders of Hamas's military wing. |
| The Israeli secret service Mossad has been widely accused of carrying out the killing but Israel has repeatedly asserted there is no proof its agents were involved. | The Israeli secret service Mossad has been widely accused of carrying out the killing but Israel has repeatedly asserted there is no proof its agents were involved. |
| 'Fighting terrorism' | |
| Mrs Livni, the former foreign minister who leads the parliamentary opposition for the Kadima party, did not indicate who was behind the killing. | |
| "The entire world must support those fighting terrorism," she told a Jewish conference in Jerusalem. | |
| "Any comparison between terrorism and those fighting it is immoral." | |
| The current Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, responded to allegations of a Mossad plot last week by saying: "Israel never responds, never confirms and never denies." | |
| Dubai security cameras picked up 18 members of what local police believe was a hit team. | |
| Diplomatic tension between Western states and Israel has grown over the killing. |