Israel expels Hamas official to the West Bank (AP)

JERUSALEM ? Israel has expelled a Hamas lawmaker who was recently arrested after seeking refuge in the Red Cross' office in east Jerusalem.

Ahmed Abu Atoun was released from an Israeli military prison Tuesday and expelled to the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the West Bank.

Israel bars the Islamic militant group Hamas from operating in Jerusalem. Israel, the U.S., EU and others consider Hamas a terror group due to its history of suicide bombings and other deadly attacks on Israeli civilians.

Abu Atoun was arrested in September after venturing out of the Red Cross compound where he had been hiding for more than a year.

The Red Cross urged Israel to reconsider its decision.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mideast/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111206/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians

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