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'''Ahmed Ghandour''', also known as '''Abu Anas al-Ghandour''', (1967 - 14 November 2023) was a Palestinian senior militant in the [[Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades]], the military wing of [[Hamas]]. As commander of the Northern Gaza Brigade, he was a member of the Al-Qassam Brigades' General Military Council and was considered to be a close confidant of Hamas military commander [[Muhammad Deif]]. |
'''Ahmed Ghandour''', also known as '''Abu Anas al-Ghandour''', (1967 - 14 November 2023) was a Palestinian senior militant in the [[Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades]], the military wing of [[Hamas]]. As commander of the Northern Gaza Brigade, he was a member of the Al-Qassam Brigades' General Military Council and was considered to be a close confidant of Hamas military commander [[Muhammad Deif]]. |
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According to the US State Department, Ghandour was an "international terrorist".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2017-04-06 |title=واشنطن تدرج قياديا في كتائب عز الدين القسام على قائمة "الارهاب" |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/ara/afp/%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AC-%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%D8%A9--%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A8-/43091340 |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |language=ar}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=- |date=2017-04-20 |title="حماس" قلقة من مواصلة واشنطن وضع قادتها على القوائم الإرهابيّة - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East |url=https://www.al-monitor.com/ar/contents/articles/originals/2017/04/hamas-military-leader-us-terror-list-israel.html |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=www.al-monitor.com |language=ar}}</ref><ref name="Monitor" /> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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According to the United States government, Ghandour was part of the Hamas Shura Council and Political Bureau.<ref name="SDGT" /> By 2017, he was a member of the General Military Council of the brigades and was considered to be a close confidant of [[Muhammad Deif]].<ref name="Monitor" /> |
According to the United States government, Ghandour was part of the Hamas Shura Council and Political Bureau.<ref name="SDGT" /> By 2017, he was a member of the General Military Council of the brigades and was considered to be a close confidant of [[Muhammad Deif]].<ref name="Monitor" /> |
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The U.S. State Department designated Ghandour as a [[Specially Designated Global Terrorist]] (SDGT) on 6 April 2017. He was the fifth senior Hamas member designated as a SDGT. In response, Hamas called the U.S. move "unethical" and held a solidarity sit-in at Ghandour's house in the [[Jabaliya refugee camp]].<ref name="Monitor |
The U.S. State Department designated Ghandour as a [[Specially Designated Global Terrorist]] (SDGT) on 6 April 2017. He was the fifth senior Hamas member designated as a SDGT. In response, Hamas called the U.S. move "unethical" and held a solidarity sit-in at Ghandour's house in the [[Jabaliya refugee camp]].<ref name="Monitor" /> |
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The IDF killed Ghandour in an airstrike on 14 November 2013 during the [[2023 Israel-Hamas war]].<ref name="Messenger">{{cite news |last1=Gavin |first1=Christopher |title=Top Hamas Commander Who Survived Two Assassination Attempts Killed in Israeli Airstrike |url=https://themessenger.com/news/top-hamas-commander-ahmed-ghandour-who-survived-two-assassination-attempts-killed-in-israeli-airstrike |access-date=20 November 2023 |work=[[The Messenger]] |date=2023-11-14}}</ref> |
The IDF killed Ghandour in an airstrike on 14 November 2013 during the [[2023 Israel-Hamas war]].<ref name="Messenger">{{cite news |last1=Gavin |first1=Christopher |title=Top Hamas Commander Who Survived Two Assassination Attempts Killed in Israeli Airstrike |url=https://themessenger.com/news/top-hamas-commander-ahmed-ghandour-who-survived-two-assassination-attempts-killed-in-israeli-airstrike |access-date=20 November 2023 |work=[[The Messenger]] |date=2023-11-14}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:31, 20 November 2023
Ahmed Ghandour, also known as Abu Anas al-Ghandour, (1967 - 14 November 2023) was a Palestinian senior militant in the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. As commander of the Northern Gaza Brigade, he was a member of the Al-Qassam Brigades' General Military Council and was considered to be a close confidant of Hamas military commander Muhammad Deif.
Biography
Ghandour was born in approximately 1967 in Jaffa, Israel.[1] Ghandour was detained in Israel between 1988 and 1994, after which he was in Palestinian Authority detention from 1995 to 2000. He was released after the outbreak of the Second Intifada. In 2002, he survived the first assassination attempt by Israel.[2]
By 2003, Ghandour was a close aide to Hamas bombmaker Adnan al-Ghoul. After an attack by Hamas militants on an Israeli tank in February 2003, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) demolished Ghandour's house in the Sheik Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City. Israel believed Ghandour was responsible for planning the attack.[3]
By 2004, Ghandour was the commander of the Northern Branch of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades.[2][4] In this role, he was the senior Hamas battlefield commander during the 2004 Israeli operation in the northern Gaza Strip and was involved in leading a number of operations including the 2006 Gaza cross-border raid that led to the abduction of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Ghandour was targeted for assassination again in 2012.[2]
According to the United States government, Ghandour was part of the Hamas Shura Council and Political Bureau.[1] By 2017, he was a member of the General Military Council of the brigades and was considered to be a close confidant of Muhammad Deif.[2]
The U.S. State Department designated Ghandour as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) on 6 April 2017. He was the fifth senior Hamas member designated as a SDGT. In response, Hamas called the U.S. move "unethical" and held a solidarity sit-in at Ghandour's house in the Jabaliya refugee camp.[2]
The IDF killed Ghandour in an airstrike on 14 November 2013 during the 2023 Israel-Hamas war.[5]
References
- ^ a b "State Department Terrorist Designation of Abu Anas al-Ghandour". U.S. State Department. 2017-04-06. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Abu Amer, Adnan (2017-04-20). "Another Hamas leader added to US terror list". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Israel Kills Top Hamas Operative". CBS News. Associated Press. 2003-02-18. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Ravid, barak (2005-09-03). "הנהגת החמאס עולה מהמחתרת". NRG360 (in Hebrew). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Gavin, Christopher (2023-11-14). "Top Hamas Commander Who Survived Two Assassination Attempts Killed in Israeli Airstrike". The Messenger. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
