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Assassination
History of Palestine
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| | 2004 | Rantissi, Abdel Aziz al- | |
| 17th April Gazarip Rantissi is assassinated by the Israeli Army after they fire hellfire missiles from an Apache helicopter at his car
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| 2004 | Yassin, Ahmed | |
| 22nd Mar Ahmed Yassin is killed in an Israeli attack while he was being wheeled out of an early morning prayer session, an Israeli helicopter gunship fires Hellfire missiles at Yassin and both of his bodyguards
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| 22nd Mar The killing provokes widespread condemnation from the international community, Kofi Annan, UN General secretary, condemns the killing and calls on Israel to halt its policy of assassination
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| 22nd Mar The UN Commission on Human Rights passes a resolution condemning the killing, supported by votes from 31 countries including the People's Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Russia, and South Africa with 2 votes against and 18 abstentions
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