Leader of militant group behind Gilad Schalit kidnapping killed by Israel airstrike in Gaza

Al-Qaissi was reportedly also in charge of funneling money the Lebanese group
Hezbollah to militant organisations in Gaza. His predecessor, Kamal Nairab,
was killed by a similar Israeli strike seven months ago.

A PRC spokesman promised retribution for yesterday’s attack, saying: “We shall
avenge our leader and the response, God willing, will be equal to the size
of the heinous crime.”

The PRC are among the most active groups firing rockets into Israel but are
best known for orchestrating the kidnap of Mr Shalit in June 2006.

The Israeli conscript was held for more than five years until Israel agreed to
free more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners to secure his release in October
last year.

While Mr Schalit returned to a hero’s welcome in Israel some questioned the
wisdom of freeing so many suspected militants, many of whom vowed to return
to the fight against the Jewish state.

The peace process between Israel and the Palestinians has largely stalled in
the last year as focus shifted to the Arab Spring and Iran’s nuclear
ambitions.

Riad Malki, the Palestinian foreign minister, said yesterday that American
diplomats had warned him the US would be unable to focus on the issue until
after the presidential election in November.

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