بيت عوّا: الشهيد علي السويطي

From NY Times
By ISABEL KERSHNER
Published: April 26, 2010

A Hamas militant long wanted by Israel was killed Monday by Israeli forces in Beit Awwa, in the West Bank, according to the Israeli military and Hamas. The military said that forces surrounded a house where the militant, Ali Suweiti, was hiding, that he refused to surrender, and that he was killed in an exchange of fire. Israel said that Mr. Suweiti was responsible for several shootings, including one in which a border police officer was killed. Hamas issued a statement hailing its fighter as a martyr who had refused to surrender.