Israeli intelligence officials say the leadership of Hamas , previously split between Gaza and Syria , consolidated in Damascus after the assassinations of Hamas 's charismatic leaders , Sheik Ahmed Yassin and Abdel Aziz Rantisi in 2004 .
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