Report: Hamas chief survived two earlier assassination attempts

darling, the bostan hotel is the rondevou place for all terrorist to meet and exchange.... Who ever did this job should have waited for the second person who mabhouh was supose to meet and finish both of them together in the same time.

No you poor sould, I was in the IDF as a Mahal Volunteer (Artillery) and your service has been??

Maybe Dubai and UAE should try banning terrorists, murderers and kidnappers before banning Israelis.

I've been there done that, while all you've done is write IDF Artillery to be exact, while you're busy slinging dung around, all the while concealing your location

Or are you all talk?

Known to toss the bull(manure) around. He's better at it than anyone I know!

So you are from GuangDong.How nice,but your criticism implicating Mossad I am afraid is lost on you. They were not the culprites because were they in this plot they would most certainly would not been so inept as to use over 30 people to carry out the killing. What about your China not allowed the Dalai Lama Tibet the freedom they need. There is also Taiwan which your Govt will not recogize it,and want it back? You can now go and tell your young daughter that nothing is as clear.She must not be taught Jews are hideous.Wonder where she picked up this bit of disgustng news especially at her age?

Tell me please,what has he said which was so outrageous for you to chastize him? Gee,you do pick them up at random to show your displeasure. Keeping an eye on us all eh?

So a weapons smuggler and murderer is dead it turns out he also used fake passports that nobody is outraged about. Only if Israel does it(fake passports) is it a point of Outrage as we all know. Now the cause of death is changing, again. How many times is that? Looks like Dubai may need to change the facts to suit the outcome. Let's we also are up to a 26 man hit team, sure we all buying that. At the end of the day who cares? Unless of course your an anti-Israel writer with an ax to grind. The real story is infighting or a major penetration of Hamas security. My money is on infighting.

Of the very same Egyptians that claimed they were advancing on Tel Aviv (1948 war) when in fact they were high tailing it back to Egypt In plain and simple words, Arabs are know to toss the bull around

as far as can throw a stone at them and their own kind. I don't even believe this hamas mafioso is dead until it's proven. The whole story smells of overkill not in the alleged death of a terrorist but of point blank accusation of Israel once again.

Is he really dead? We should send out a doc to check if we really got him. If not, lets do it again! But i think 20 something is very few, send a few hundred of those Mossad clowns and they might do good.

And this is a bad thing? Bad guy, dead. What's the problem?

You are quick to judge and execute, you have no proof that Israel was even involved...go and get a life.

I sold the passports to Mossad, but they promised me that they would only use them to smuggle Iraq people to Sweden for asylum. Now what? Can i sue Mossad?

Have another shot and find another victim. Your unprovoked and venomous rants grow extremely tiresome.

One of the positives of these forums is that it serves as a lithmus test for anti semitism in the world and you are a clear sign of the times of at least onesided anti Israel and Jewishness at the least. So please answer Chris the CIA uses always the true identies of their agents when abroad or they have fake id's? And you think Mabhoub travelled with his own passport? If not shut up and treat Jews equally as goyiem and demand immediately that ever secret service and criminal should use his own personal id when committing a crime or being on a mission.

Ben, you are far too smart to start making excuses for the forensic sloppiness of the Dubai police chief's running commentaries to the media. The Dubai police chief did NOT "formulate hypotheses" as to what caused Mabhouh`s death. He reported the alleged electrocution and poisoning as facts on the basis of which he said he was "99% certain" (recently upgraged to 100%) that Mossad was to blame. And that is the way his views have been reported around the world. If the Dubai police chief had been humble enough to characterise his florid descriptions of the cause of death as mere "hypotheses", and to speak in the clinical and detached manner of your post, you would have a point. You and I both know that is not the way the police chief spoke.

and playground of the rich and criminal.

Well well, I am sick to my stomach about mossad. I hope the world unifies and attack Israel. Not because we like to, we have to. My daughter of five said yesterday when she seen the news, -daddy why are Jews so hideous? I had no reply. If you support this action by mossad i can only pity you. If you do not please show the world that you are decent too.

You are insulting our intelligence and those of Britain, France, Ireland, and Aussies. It is unbelievable.Mr pinochio

If Mabhouh was such a nice fellow why would there be attempts to kill him????? and...first class police would say that the perpetrators were 'alleged' before actual proof and conviction in court! ...amateurs!

It's the use of the passports stupid, which is being investigated by Germany, France, Australia, Ireland andf the United Kingdom. Hopefully one of them is about to make a move which will also require the others to act. Otherwise the message to the international community will be that those country's which say and do nothing assent to Mossad using their passports for the purpose of murder. Now go and what the ice nhockey, and leave the lateral thinking to those who don't wear their underpants over their trousers.

Dubai's police chief is now claiming that the shoe salesman, who sold Mr. M a pair of shoes on the day of his death, was a Mossad agent.

Dubai are protecting murderers. The Chief of the Dubai police should be arrested.

Eichman, Himler and Hitler was also worryied about innocent Jews. You are not alone. The EU, led by France, Britain, Netherlands, Belgium, /spain and Germany is in a frenzy of worries, as are Australia and New Zeland. It makes Jews like me feel really really safe and secure.

The public and journalists are having fun with this because it makes a light hearted break from all the heavy stuff, but please don't pretend that it's for real. Only somebody at the level of moron could possibly believe that Mossad sent over 28 operatives to exterminate a cockroach; used the names of Israeli nationals; and then told some of them to escape via Iran http://www.ourchangingglobe.com/the-dubai-liquidation/

Of an Iraqi responder alesewhere,when he pointed out how "CLASSY" Israel is behaving by remaining quit and not indulging in responding at all.It is the best policy,and hope it continuous so.

I think you guys need to follow in the footsteps of your government (Israel) and conduct the no-denial no-acceptance policy. You must be in complete denial when you watch the videos that were published and still believe the persons in question were not Israelis. If I were an Israeli, I would be silently proud instead of loudly in denial... Maybe something you should think about !

The murderer got what he deserved

Now the whole world knows Mossad is behind the operation. It is for Dubai police to show tangible proof of their involvement. Just shouting from the house top will not do. Dubai should stop giving free entry to terrorists, underworld dons,drug lords. This hit would not have occured but for this free entry.

glad he's dead..I dont care whose passport he used...heck, I'm canadian, and i dont care if a canadian passport was used...I really dont care at all...for me, it's all about the greater good...terrorists who use other countries to do illegal deeds aimed at killing innocent people deserve to die. this man knew the risks, he got his wish. 72 virgins. in fact, it would have been awesome to behead him live on al jazeera...THAT would have been justice.

Tammim you are confused.There is not need for 26 assasins to carry out such a murder.

It's no one's fault but Mr. M's. He is responsible for his own actions and should be held accountable. Five Nations to investigate what actually happened is a ridiculous waste of time and manpower. There are more important things in this world that need to be addressed in order to save lives. In all likelihood Mr. M's travel goals were not for the purpose of collecting cash relief for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. The Hamas commander should have known better than to provide the coordinates of his whereabouts. It was a mistake, and usually people who make mistakes, no matter how serious, suffer the consequences of their actions. If Mr. M. could speak to us from the grave, he would probably say, "If only..."

"The Russian, the US, the Chinese,certainly the British & French, have killed their enemies" Have the usurped the identities of their innocent fellows, putting them at risk, in order to do so?

So the Mossad killed Mabhouh, but the only ones arrested so far are Palestinians, of which two are Fatah members. Not only that, but the assassins escaped into Iran -- according to Dubai polic. Is Ahmadinejad also a Mossad member? Would the Mossad leave a trail leading to private Israeli citizens therefore endangering their lives just to kill one terrorist? Remember, this is a country that will free hundreds of terrorists to get one kidnapped Israeli back. Fatah has the technical ability to pull off a plan like this and create a false trail to Israel, and so far only Fatah members have been arrested. Hamas also has that ability, which would make more sense as the killers escaped into Iran. It is not too hard to believe that Mabhouh could have been killed by rivals within Hamas.

I just love how the figures keep growing on how many assassins were required to take out one lone Hamas terrorist. I also get a chuckle over how desperate Hamas and Islamic terrorism is to attempt to malign and paint an evil face on what is otherwise common fare in the world of espionage. Dangerous people are removed with extreme prejudice everywhere. It's just that the Muslims whine more than everyone else about it, and are increasing their efforts to denegrate Israel as if it were a terribly wrong or bad thing that they did. I couldn't be more happy and proud of Israel, especially the Mossad. The world has been a great service by the removal of such trash from this planet. Hamas has no good purpose in mind, and must be dealt with accordingly. Congratulations to Israel's chain of command and all involved with their wonderful accomplishment! We all are breathing a sign of relief and the world is now a safer place...all in increments. Keep up the good work!!!

The Prophet tells us: "...er, what happened to the findings of electrocution or poisoning? Dubai's keystone kops (sic ba) seem to change their story more often thn they change their socks." The Dubai police formulated hypotheses as to what caused Mabhouh's death. One of the first was that he was electrocuted and then suffocated, making it look as if he died of natural causes. In the light of the toxicology report findings (succinylcholine chloride or suxamethonium chloride, a neuromuscular blocking agent inducing muscle paralysis, commonly used in anaesthesia, was found in the victim's blood) the hypothesis can be adjusted. This agent must be administered intramuscularly or intravenously (quicker than i.m.) and therefore the subject needs to be restrained or knocked out briefly. An electric shock will do that. After the suxamethonium was given the only thing needed was to smother the victim gently with a pillow. Makes it look like death from natural causes.

"I don`t understand what the big deal is" Stolen identities of Jewish folk for a start. "like it or not Israel is a country recognized by the United Nations" 223 UNSC resolutions against it " Palestine is not a country." It's a non-state entity with observer status in the UN. Cannot be obtained WITHOUT being a country. "He is not a freedom fighter since he has no country to fight for" See above. Cute strawman you're building. ".. and that makes him a terrorist under international law." No it doesn't. Targeting civilians does. "Where does it say that a country can?t kill their enemy?" In another country, by deceit, in the Laws of War. Were they carrying "a fixed distinctive emblem recognizable at a distance"? Were their weapons carried openly? Was he armed at the time? It's illegal to " kill or wound treacherously individuals belonging to the hostile nation or army" & likely under the relevant local laws. "Why are we crying about the death of a Murder?" I you must

Ohh ... Many will have sleepless nights ....

stay without apprehending him? why its is a transit point for murders? why it is a safe haven for al quida? and why it has not charged hamas with sending terrorist with multiple passports into its territory?

Seems like the Dubai police at grasping at straws. Everyday it seems the cause of death is something different. Now its supposed drugs use, prior to that it was suffocation or electricution. I think they are having a hard time nailing down those responsible. In act of desperation and to save face the police chief wants Netanyahu and Dagan and say they ordered the operation that the Dubai authorities have no evidence to link Israel. What a primitive idiot. Move on and continue building your luxury hotels and buildings dont worry about the death of an arch terrorist. This is the big leagues, Dubai you are not ready take on this case.

Isn't it the usual story. The Russian, the US, the Chinese,certainly the British & French, have killed their enemies , The Bulgarians too killed state enemies in England, and of course the use of polonium recently on a state enemy; but there again is a world outcry about Israeli assassinations.How amazing that one small country doing what the rest of the world do can cause such an outcry

The cia has a long history of complex assassinations, across the globe, but... if you look at ALL the details, without trying to just pick and choose, you may be forced to admit that there is more evidence of kgb (or their successors') involvement. Start by asking who benefited (politically) from the hit.

Those who live by the sword .. WILL die by the sword, it is WRITTEN. The man IS a KNOWN KILLER .... ENOUGH !

You may have "experience" in that issue locally, but... try running your ideas through a more experienced crowd, and you may be caught by surprize...

I am sure that the Dubai police are a reputable force but they need to stop talking to the media about the case till they sit down and restudy all the evidence. Right now since the body was found they have changed their reports of how and why at least 5 times. This is not professional and I think it is due to pressure from the media to come to a conclusion. A conclusion that it was mossad. Whichever person or group of persons did it...it was a real professional job considering all the cameras and security. Yes it could have been mossad but it could have been another group of people...after all this guy was living in a tough underworld. If it was mossad then they have let it be known that their fingers are long enough to get rid of those that do bad to Israel.

He is making himself sound like a fool. Whilst other countries don't divulge information during an investigation, he makes rediculous accusations without any evidence. What about the woman who caught a ship to Iran? Why doesn't he chase her?

Chief inspector Tamin- a real child! what is it about being a Man ? it is all about fighting terorism. beside, all this story is concoted by the iranians and their proxies. i wrote before: the isrealis may had a reason to eliminate him for past murders and his current activities but - risking 25 agents for this SOB.. give me a break - i is shere non sense. i bet with you- the dead man knew his killers, he opened the door, they did their job, left and the Dubai police knew almost immediately The whole story. A cooked up story. Auastralia, Germany, UK and French spy agncies - if io know it...dont you?

I don't understand what the big deal is. First, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was a murder by his own words. Second, like it or not Israel is a country recognized by the United Nations. Palestine is not a country. Third, Mahmoud was a admitted member of Hamas. He is not a freedom fighter since he has no country to fight for and that makes him a terrorist under international law. Most importantly, Hamas is recognized as a terrorist?s organization that is at war with Israel. Where does it say that a country can?t kill their enemy? Why are we crying about the death of a Murder? The funny part about this is no one really looked at the pictures of the people that killed him. They sure look like Americans to me. None of them are from the Middle East. Look at them real close. Sure smells like CIA to me.

you mister policeman sound like a jealous boy in the playground and no one throws the ball to you. it was a successful operation and congrats all around. now find something else to do. he was a murderer and scum and we all know it. give it a break.

Why should anybody care so much about how this terrorist was killed and who killed him? The important thing is that al-Mabhouh, and his sending of suicide bombers and then missiles to kill civilians are gone for good.

The PA put out a hit on a Hamas rival who would have murdered Palestinian women and children just as he murdered Jewish women and children. As usual, blame the Jews. Now let's move on to Nasrallah, Ahmedinijab, Mashal, and the other terrorists who would murder Jews, Palestinians, and anybody else who does not buy into their craziness.

Lets put the facts straight : Dubai was harboring a disgusting, murderous terrorist and they should explain why they were doing this. Are they supporting terrorism ? On that case they should be put on the list of countries supporting terrorists and be subject to strict international sanctions.

Doesn't Haaretz have anythign more newworthy to write about? It's really getting boring. Move on, guys!

Typical Israeli attitude; shut up world, sweep it under the rug and make believe it never happened, just like you pretend we don't possess nuclear weapons, and look the other way when we murder innocent Palestinians.

What a pity and a big bluff. The chief of police should ?be a man? and come up with some evidence linking this issue to the Mossad. So far it has been just bla bla bla and pure media stunt. Just imagine, it took them over ten days to figure out that the terrorist was murdered. I guess that top rated star hotel does not keep its rooms clean enough, considering that DNA was found at the least 10 days after the incident.

pretty much the same way they blame Israel for what they suppose they have done ( of course, without any proof) Dubai is now known as the "keystone cops" for their prowess in criminal investigation. Question, why did the man go there w/o any protection? Did Dubai set him up? Answer, Dubai is too embarrassed to admit that their security has failed and that they were monumentally HAD. Whoever did it planned it brilliantly, no one will be caught. It may happen again... Stay tuned.

He was in Dubai buying weapons for Hamas. So I'd call it self-defence rather than murder.

what you are about to read now is an illusion, I did not post anything, and haaretz does not exist.

Re: ".... significant amounts of a type of muscle relaxer, also known to be used as an anesthetic. "The assassins used this method so that it would seem that his death was natural," the Dubai police's Major Genenral Al Mazeina told reporters .. .. " Why would they use any drug that would show up in tests IF THEY WANTED HIS DEATH TO APPEAR NATURAL? Is this police chief an idiot?

other than nuts like you most of US cheer this bastard's demise. He knew the risks of his bloody profession, he lived by the sword, he died by the sword. Hip hip Hooray!!! Be on the lookout for more, exciting adventures of justice by the anonymous. Best spy whodunnit in eons. Dubai has as much chance of finding them as they do finding a virgin over the age of 12.

According to the BBC: "Reports said he was in Dubai to buy weapons for Hamas." Whether Israel was behind it or some other nation, it was a job well done, and not a moment too soon.

as you always do

Get used to it. "Whom curses Israel, will be cursed." G-d

""If it emerges that the Mossad carried out this assassination..." Tamim said. ______ Nothing emerged yet?

mods Walter

I was also incognito with a fake name and passport, How does the Chief police know if he is realy Mahbub?

How can DNA from a hotel room in which thousands of people have stayed , shed blood,hair and bodily fluids be considered definitive evidence. Unless you have already made up your mind about who the perps are?

Twenty-six Mossad agents are wanted by Interpol and will be hunted all over the world for the rest of their lives. Instead of being glamorous spies, they are common murderers. Behold the rule of law.

By the toxicilogy testes!

....other serious matters. The Chief of Police continuously keeps up appearances in the media. Strange enough, the International Media, those that report facts, have ceased all further speculation from this camera hugging fellow. After all, as many have said,..except the hysterical or panicked ones, that no way, will Israel send in a special Unit comprising of 26 plus tennis players, using so many passports and smiling to the cameras, leaving as alledged, retinal and now DNA evidence. Now, we have an autopsy. CSI Dubai, indeed. Soon enough they will find a "Made in Israel" bottle of some drug, hidden under the bed. Meanwhile, the good people of both Chile and Haiti are suffering beyond the limits of human endurance. Good day from stormy Swiss Alps.

...poisoning? Dubai's keystone kops seem to change their story more often thn they change their socks. The pendulum is starting to swing the other way. More and more questions are going to be directed at the internal contradictions in Dubai's official announcements about Mabhouh's death.

and that is why the Israeli`s said that this will not stop international cooperation against terrorism. Also terrorists who have moved about without fear in Muslim dominated countries will think again... Consider the timing of this too. It took place before a scheduled meeting between terror linchpins in Iran were to gather and discuss how to implement their hostilities against Israel and Western interests. Deterrence against a belligerent Persian regime that is looking to gain control over the Middle East continuing (not starting) with Israel. Arab countries are already infiltrated by Iranian trained and supported militia. Is anyone even curious what this Hamas individual was doing in Dubai aside from taking in the sun? Perhaps that is too depressing to consider...

the mossad memoriables shop could also be extended by pillow cases with mossad-print...

2nd para "Toxicilogy testes"? I think there might be incuntclusive evidence... but what do I know?

The anesthetic referred to is succinylcholine and it stops breathing by paralysing (or "relaxing") the bodies muscles (including the chest muscles through which one breathes i.e. the intercostals). It follows that: 1) suffocation by manual means would be unnecessary (after all, he wouldn't be breathing) and 2) if he was paralysed how on earth did he "resist" their efforts to suffocate him? And if there was clear evidence that he resisted, why did it take the Dubai police 10 days to realise that he had been killed? The credibility of the Dubai police is in tatters; it would be amusing if it was not so pathetic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suxamethonium_chloride maybe, when the victim is moving (fighting) there are proteins released, which might indicate this... what about the "time of death" ?

Obviously someone will write a book here is the title. The 10 different deaths al-Mabhouh.

Im sick of hearing new versions of how this terrorist died, i dont care, and anyone who thinks that the Dubai "police" is going to catch anyone is ignorant they have no clue, the pictueres were distorted, the fingerprints wre obviously fake and and the Dubai police chief's manhood is hurt he feels small so he is telling Dagan to be a man. Mr Tamim, you be a man and admit you have no evidence of anything and resign.