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. He was killed on 14 June 2007 in Nuseirat refugee camp in the central

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movement.Prominent Fatah gunman Samih Madhoun killed in fighting in Gaza - Pravda.Ru
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* (video removed) * * * . The video includes reenacted discussions and voice over of secret meetings between Arab, Israeli and US officials, supposedly photographed with a hidden video camera, and planning Madhoun's assassination together. *
video about his life
2007 deaths Year of birth missing Fatah military commanders Fatah–Hamas conflict {{Palestine-bio-stub