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Reports: Israeli airstrike kills Palestinian interior minister - On Deadline - USATODAY.com

Reports: Israeli airstrike kills Palestinian interior minister - On Deadline - USATODAY.com: "Hamas says Interior Minister Said Siam was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip, according to Reuters and the Associated Press.

The 50-year-old was a top member of the Hamas-led government. The Jerusalem Post says he was in charge of 'various security apparatuses' in the territory.

'Siam's brother Ayad and the head of Hamas' security organization in Gaza, Salah Abu Sharah, were also killed in the strike. Palestinian sources reported that 20 other people were injured in the attack,' Ynetnews reports on its website."

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