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1 killed after Hamas leader's funeral©Associated PressNovember 25, 2001 NABLUS, West Bank -- One Israeli was killed and one wounded in a mortar attack in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, hours after tens of thousands of Palestinians called for vengeance at the funeral of a prominent Islamic militant killed in an Israeli missile attack. The latest violence raised fears of heightened turmoil two days before the arrival of two American mediators to the region. The Israeli was killed at Kfar Darom, a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip, a military official said. The militant, Mahmoud Abu Hanoud, was a top figure in the Hamas group. His deputy, Ayman Hashaykah, and Hashaykah's brother, a lower-ranking figure, also were killed Friday in the northern West Bank when their vehicle was hit by Israeli missiles fired from a helicopter, Palestinian security officials said. Israel said it carried out the strike. At the funeral procession near the West Bank city of Nablus, mourners chanted "revenge is coming soon." Gunmen fired bursts into the air and marchers waved the flags of Hamas and other militant groups. But the Palestinian Authority called on Hamas and all Palestinian groups to exercise restraint.
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