In Syria, strengthened protection of the leader of Hamas.

KommentariiTsel not gorami30.12.2008Operatsiya in Gaza coincided with the election race in Israel SyuzhetyVoennaya Israeli operation in the sector Gaza31.12.2008Damask feared for the life of Khaled MashalyaSiriyskie security services stepped up protection of leaders of Palestinian factions Hamas and Islamic Jihad living in Damascus, the Yediot Ahronot, referring to the Arabic newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi
According to the publication, the additional protection of Hamas politburo head Khaled Mashal and Secretary-General of the Islamic Jihad Ramadan Abdullah Salah has been allocated immediately after the start of Israeli military operations "Cast lead" in the Gaza Strip.
Places of residence and routes of movement of the two Palestinian leaders are kept strictly confidential, but they do not live and work in underground bunkers, the interlocutors told the newspaper.
Protecting Mashal and Salah feared not only the possible assassination attempt by Israeli agents, but also of air strikes. Earlier, Israel declared its readiness to inflict aviaudar by leaders of Palestinian terrorists in any place accessible to the Air Force. In addition, in February in Damascus killed one of the leaders of the movement Hezbollah Imad Mugnie.
Recall that the head of Hamas politburo once had survived the attempt. In 1997, Israeli intelligence agents in Amman vprysnuli him through the ear poison, after which Mashal was near death. However, it managed to save because of the agents who conducted the operation, falling into the hands of Jordanian security services, and, in exchange for their lives, Israel has handed over an antidote to Mashal.
"Operation Cast lead" has continued for a fourth day. The Israeli air force bombed the Gaza Strip, in response, the militia shelled the Israeli city of missiles.