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As Friday morning dawned on January 5, 1996, the inhabitants of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip went about their morning business, plying the muddy roads and pedestrian passages between run-down homes made of concrete blocks and corrugated roofing. In one of the buildings, a 30-year-old man with dark hair, brown eyes, and a scraggly beard heard his phone ring.
While Yahya Ayyash looked much like any other Palestinian, his degree in electrical engineering from Beir Zeit University in the West Bank gave him some special skills. His main distinguishing characteristic, though, was his penchant for mass murder, which had placed him on Israel's Most Wanted list ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Reviving the assassination option.