Israel assassinates top Hamas commander in Dubai

Israel has assassinated a senior Hamas military commander in Dubai, an official in the Palestinian resistance group says.

Damascus-based Hamas media official, Izzat al-Rishq has told Press TV that Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was killed by Israeli agents on January 20th.

Al-Mabhouh was a founder of the Al-Qassam Brigades.

Al-Rishq warned that Israeli will pay dearly for the murder at a due time.

He further pointed out that Mabhouh, who had been living in Syria since 1989, was assassinated a day after he arrived in Dubai.

Hamas can not offer more information at present about how he was assassinated, Rishq concluded.

Hamas says the burial ceremony will be held in Damascus on Friday.