Izzaddin Al Halil, a senior Hamas official, has been killed in a car blast in Syria, the Palestinian resistance movement confirmed Sunday. Israel claimed responsibility for today's car bombing in Damascus. The explosion took place in the Al Zahera neighborhood in Damascus, a Hamas spokesman confirmed. It should be noted that in recent weeks, Israel threatened to target the Hamas leadership outside Palestine. Al Halil was deported by Israel in 1992 to Marj a-Zuhur in Lebanon, and later refused to return. **PHOTO CAPTION*** Damascus, Syria.