US designates Palestinian Ziyad al-Nakhalah wanted terrorist

Deputy Secretary General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Ziyad al-Nakhalah, been listed by the State Department as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, following the Dec, 22, 2013 bus bombing in the Israeli town of Bat Yam. Islamic Jihad, which is financially assisted and trained by Iran, is held responsible for numerous attacks against Israel and the killing of Americans abroad.