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Sheik Hassan Yousef, a senior West Bank leader and spokesman of the Islamic militant group Hamas, salutes as he is escorted by Israeli army soldiers out of the Ofer military jail near the West Bank town of Ramallah in this Nov. 18, 2004 photo. Yousef was arrested Sunday Sept. 25, 2005, part of Israel's new offensive against the Islamic militant group, prompting charges that Israel is using a weekend truce breach as a cover for trying to crush Hamas before upcoming Palestinian elections. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Oded Balilty)