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He was being pushed in his wheelchair when he was killed, just after having
left a mosque.
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei called the attack on Sheikh Yassin a "dangerous, cowardly act". Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat told the BBC: "This will add fuel to the fire, and the cycle of violence and counter-violence." He said the only way to stop violence was to "end the occupation of Palestinian territories". Israeli Deputy Defence Minister Zeev Boim said Yassin had been behind a terror network in Gaza and was what he called "marked for death". Israeli Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said that even if a harsh response from Hamas was likely, the long-term effect of the killing will be to rein in militants "because their leaders will know that they will be destroyed". Military sources told the BBC the attack on Yassin was personally organised and directed by Mr Sharon. At a cabinet meeting last week, formal authorisation was given to attack and kill specific targets Israel says were responsible for the twin suicide attack in the port of Ashdod on 14 March that killed 10 Israelis. The BBC's Wyre Davies in Jerusalem says the decision to target such a high profile figure is a significant move and Israel is likely to be on high alert in expectation of a response from Hamas. Israel has warned on many occasions that it would target the Hamas chief after the militant group killed scores of Israelis. A few months ago, they narrowly missed him after firing on a house where he had been having lunch with fellow Hamas members a short while earlier. Israel sealed off the West Bank and Gaza Strip after the killing, barring Palestinians from entering the Jewish state. BBCNews.
Photos from left to right: Photo 1: As news spread, Palestinians took to the streets in anger. Photo 2: By first light, huge crowds gathered outside the hospital, clamouring for revenge.
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