Ahmed al-Jaabari, the top Hamas military commander and
leader of the Ezzedin Qassam Brigades, was killed in an Israeli air strike on
Nov. 14. His death marked the beginning of intense Israeli strikes on Gaza. In
this photo, Palestinian firefighters extinguish Jaabari's car, which was
engulfed in flames after it was hit by an Israeli missile in Gaza City.
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