Senior Hamas leaders Saeed Seyyam (R) and Mahmoud al-Zahar attend a news conference in Damascus in this October 18, 2008 file picture. An Israeli air strike killed Hamas's interior minister, Saeed Seyyam, in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Hamas-run television said. Seyyam had been in charge of 13,000 Hamas police and security men, many of whom are actively involved in fighting Israel. Reuters Pictures 10 months ago

Senior Hamas leaders Saeed Seyyam (R) and Mahmoud al-Zahar attend a news conference in Damascus in this October 18, 2008 file picture. An Israeli air strike killed Hamas's interior minister, Saeed Seyyam, in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Hamas-run television said. Seyyam had been in charge of 13,000 Hamas police and security men, many of whom are actively involved in fighting Israel.

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