Who was mastermind?
At least three people who live in Israel share names with suspects identified by Dubai police, Israel’s Channel 2 news reported. Another man named as a suspect holds dual British-Israeli citizenship. Those connections are likely to encourage Hamas and others to press their claims that Israel’s Mossad secret service masterminded the slaying. Hamas has vowed revenge. Al-Mabhouh, one of the founders of Hamas’ military wings, had been wanted by Israel for his role in the 1989 kidnapping and killing of two Israeli soldiers on leave — something that was acknowledged by Hamas last month. Days after his body was found on Jan. 20, Israeli officials also pointedly accused al-Mabhouh of helping smuggle rockets into the Gaza Strip, the coastal territory ruled by Hamas. Officials outside Dubai, however, said at least two Palestinians linked to the case were in Dubai custody, leaving Hamas and its Palestinian rivals trading bitter accusations. Counterfeit IDs? Meanwhile, doubts were raised about som
