Israel’s defence minister said on Sunday a Palestinian scientist shot dead in Malaysia was a rocket expert and “no saint”, but dismissed suggestions by Hamas that Israel’s Mossad spy agency assassinated him. Two men on a motorcycle fired 10 shots at Fadi al-Batsh, an engineering lecturer, in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, killing him on the spot, the city’s police chief, Mazlan Lazim said. He said the police were looking into the motive for the killing from all angles, including the possible involvement of Islamic State terrorists. The victim’s family has also urged Malaysian authorities to investigate his murder and “arrest those responsible for killing him before they flee”. They also asked for the return of his body to his hometown of Jabalya in the Gaza Strip. Malaysia authorities carries out the autopsy on Sunday.