Blog Abu Ali al-Ibri: A solemn funeral was held today in Gaza City for the leader of Hamas, Arafat al-Arair, who died last night from wounds inflicted days earlier in an Israeli airstrike on Tal al-Hawa, west of Gaza City. Al-Arair was the one who accompanied Gilad Shalit on the day of his release in 2011 (video attached), and he was among the few survivors who participated in Shalit's kidnapping or guarding.

Blog Abu Ali al-Ibri: A solemn funeral was held today in Gaza City for the leader of Hamas, Arafat al-Arair, who died last night from wounds inflicted days earlier in an Israeli airstrike on Tal al-Hawa, west of Gaza City. Al-Arair was the one who accompanied Gilad Shalit on the day of his release in 2011 (video attached), and he was among the few survivors who participated in Shalit's kidnapping or guarding.