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IDF kills PFLP terrorist, two Hamas terrorists in Gaza strikes • Apr. 29, 2025, 6:46 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

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Also Known As	al-Jabhah al-Shaʿbīyyah li-Taḥrīr Filasṭīn • al-Jabha al-Shabiyah li-Tahrir Filastin • PFLP
Date	1967 - present
Areas Of Involvement	terrorism • hijacking
Related People	Carlos the Jackal • George Ḥabash • Abū ʿAlī Muṣṭafā

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