Will killing of Hamas cadre set off chain of assassinations?

Several reports suggest that Israel’s assassination of Hamed al-Khudari, a Hamas cadre accused of funneling funds to the movement, could be the first in a chain of assassinations of Hamas leaders.
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Flames rise from a car carrying Hamed al-Khudari, which was targeted with an airstrike by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), seen in a still from a video released by the IDF on May 5, 2019. - Twitter/@IDF
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The Gaza Strip witnessed an Israeli-Palestinian military escalation May 3-5 that led to the killing of four Israelis and 31 Palestinians, including Hamas cadre Hamed al-Khudari and various Islamic Jihad figures, as Israel raided 350 targets in Gaza and Palestinian factions fired 690 rockets at Israeli towns.

This escalation came after the Israeli army killed three Palestinians in eastern Gaza on May 3. In response, a Palestinian sniper shot two Israeli soldiers on the same day, causing them moderate injuries.

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