Murder of Shelbaya won’t pass without punishment

Abu Obeida, the official spokesman of the Qassam Brigades the armed wing of Hamas, has affirmed that the Israeli murder of Qassam commander Iyad Shelbaya in Tulkarem won’t pass without punishment.

He said in a press statement on Saturday that the crime has unmasked the real image of occupation and that it does not respect agreements or negotiations.

The spokesman added that his armed wing gets stronger after each assassination crime, vowing to avenge the cold-blooded killing of Shelbaya.

Abu Obeida said that security coordination between the Fatah-controlled authority in Ramallah and the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) had led to many assassination operations.

Shelbaya was killed at dawn Friday by IOF soldiers who stormed his home and fired at him from close range.