Ahmed Said Khalil al-Jabari, head of Hamas' military wing, was killed in the initial air strike.

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Jabari Richards, a gun enthusiast, told WRAL at the Raleigh, North Carolina, show that he thought some reforms were wise.

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Mr Jabari, who was 46, is the most senior Hamas official to be killed in the Gaza Strip since the major Israeli offensive four years ago.

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Ahmed Jabari was the second most senior, after Mohammed Deif.

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Jabari therefore shocked many observers when he appeared on television personally escorting Sgt Shalit to the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in October 2011, after a prisoner exchange was agreed between Hamas and Israel.

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