 The Islamist militant organization Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections in January 2006, and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh publicly announced his intention to free Ze'evi's assassin squad members.On 14 March 2006, the American and British guards left the Jericho jail, charging that the Palestinian Authority was not sticking to the agreement reached with Israel four years earlier.As a result, Israel launched Operation Bringing Home the Goods on the same day in which the IDF captured Ze'evi's assassins; they were tried in Israel, convicted, and given long prison terms.