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The Attempt to Kill Khaled Meshaal

In 1997 Israeli secret service agents tried to kill a Hamas leader, Khaled Meshaal, in Jordan. But they botched their assassination attempt and a diplomatic scandal followed.

In 1997 Israeli secret agents tried to kill a Hamas leader, Khaled Meshaal, in Jordan. But they botched their assassination attempt and a diplomatic scandal followed. In February 1998 the head of Israel's secret service, Mossad, was forced to step down after an official inquiry into what went wrong. Hear from Mishka ben David, a former Mossad agent, who played a part in the events in Jordan.

Photo: Khaled Meshaal in 2003. Credit: Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images.

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Tue 16 Feb 2016 08:50GMT
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