http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/26/mideast.violence/index.html

RAMALLAH, West Bank (CNN) -- An influential Palestinian militant and five others were killed Saturday in the old city of Nablus during an Israeli operation, according to Palestinian sources.

The six -- five members of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and one from Hamas -- had been hiding in the house for days, and they were wanted by Israel, Palestinian security sources said.

One of them was Nayef Abu Sharkh, head of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in the old city, the Nablus governor's office said.

He was considered by many the most important Al Aqsa militant in the West Bank.

This is a MAJOR blow to BOTH of the biggest terrorist organizations in the Middle East: Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and Hamas.