Mossad blamed again after killing of senior Hamas agent Kamal Ghanaja

Israel, however, suggested that the death of Kamal Ghanaja, who was killed in his home in the city's Qudsia neighbourhood, could be linked to the rift between Hamas and Syria over the group's backing of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian opposition blamed the killing on the pro-Assad Shabiha militia. Hamas officials identified Mr Ghanaja as a former deputy of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a senior Hamas operative who was smothered to death in his hotel room in Dubai in 2010, an assassination that was widely attributed to Mossad. Sources linked to Hamas told Reuters that Mr Ghanaja's flat had been set on fire and that his charred body, which bore signs of torture, had been found...