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Washington - The White House said it had no advance warning of the assassination of Hamas founder Sheik Ahmed Yassin, who died in an Israeli missile strike Monday. White House spokesperson Scott McClellan said the Bush administration objects to targeted assassinations and is "deeply troubled by this incident in Gaza," but maintains that Israel has a right to defend itself. A statement from Hamas Monday made the group's first ever threat against the United States, which it said made the assassination possible by its support for Israel. "All the Muslims of the world will be honoured to join in on the retaliation for this crime," the statement said. Jerusalem - Israel has decided to kill the entire leadership of Hamas, the country's defence minister said Tuesday, as Palestinians vowed to inflict revenge for the assassination of Hamas founder Sheik Ahmed Yassin. McAlester, Okla. - A second trial began Monday for Terry Nichols, one of two men convicted in a 1995 bomb attack that killed 168 people in Oklahoma City. Nichols, 48, is already serving a life sentence following his conviction for killing eight federal law enforcement officers in an attack that destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Building. He is now being tried on 161 state murder charges for the deaths of 160 people and one unborn child.
