July 19th, 2008

IDF SPOKESPERSON'S ANNOUNCEMENT

Terrorist killed on July 10th was Head of Hamas Charity Foundation

Now released for publication: The Palestinian terrorist who shot and wounded
an Israeli civilian near the Israeli community of Yaqir on July 7th, 2008,
is Mahmoud O'ttaman Mahmoud A'azi, 48, from Qarawat Bani Hassan village.
A'azi was the head of a source of funding for Hamas' terror activities, the
"Islamic Charity Foundation," in his village, and in the past was amongst
the heads of the terror organization in the Samaria region. An IDF officer,
who was moderately wounded by the terrorist during an exchange of fire,
identified the terrorist's location, opened fire, and killed him.