Israeli intelligence services planned to assassinate Khalid Mishaal, the head of the political wing of Hamas, last month sources in the group say.
Khalid Mishaal is living in exile in
Mossad agents allegedly posed as volunteers for relief organizations visiting
Aljazeera has learnt that Mishaal has stepped up his personal security since the plot.
Shimon Peres, the Israeli vice-prime minister, has accused the exiled Hamas leader of ordering the raid during which an Israeli army reservist was captured.
The capture of Gilad Shalit on June 25 lead to Israeli forces moving back into the Gaza Strip.
Travel restrictions
Mishaal cannot visit
In 1997, Mishaal survived a botched assassination attempt while he was living in
King Hussein of
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Khalid Mishaal, the head of the political wing of Hamas