"masterminding terrorist activities against Israeli civilians and soldiers." A Hamas spokesman in Gaza dismissed the Israeli allegations as "cheap lies", claiming that al-Makadmeh was a political leader. Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz said that Israel would go after "other leaders" from Hamas in the Gaza Strip. See also Massacre of Ibrahim al-Maqadma Mosque Israeli–Palestinian conflict References External links Hamas Vows To Avenge Leader's Death (CBS News) The Price of Freedom (Al-Ahram) Recruiting for Hamas (Al-Ahram) The State Department's State Department's 1997 Terrorism Report: Issues to Watch (Washington Institute for Near East Policy) 1952 births 2003 deaths Assassinated Hamas members People from the Gaza Strip Palestinian casualties in the Second Intifada