Salah Shehade
Salah Mustafa Muhammad Shehade | |
|---|---|
صلاح شحادة | |
| Leader of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades | |
| Preceded by | Yahya Ayash |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed al-Jabari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 February 1953 Beit Hanoun, Gaza |
| Died | 22 July 2002 (aged 49) Gaza City, Gaza |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Political party | Hamas |
| Occupation | Military commander, politician |
Salah Shehade was a member of the Hamas movement and he was the leader of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, until he was killed in a airstrike by the Israel Defense Forces.[1][2][3][4] The airstrike killed 15 civilians (including 7 children) and injured around 50-150 people.[5][6][7]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Shehade was high on Israel most-wanted list", CNN, 23 July 2002
- ↑ "Salah Shehade" profile, Jewish Virtual Library; accessed 21 November 2014.
- ↑ Yuval Yoaz, "State commission to examine civilian deaths in 2002 Shehade assassination", Haaretz, 19 September 2007
- ↑ Appeal to the Spanish Supreme Court Archived 3 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Javier Fernández Estrada, 21 September 2009.
- ↑ Yuval Yoaz, "State commission to examine civilian deaths in 2002 Shehade assassination", Haaretz, 19 September 2007
- ↑ Appeal to the Spanish Supreme Court Archived 3 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Javier Fernández Estrada, 21 September 2009.
- ↑ Goldenberg, Suzanne (23 July 2002). "12 dead in attack on Hamas". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2019.