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{{short description|Commander of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Commander of the [[Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine]]
| birth_date = 1976
| death_date = November 12, 2019
(aged 42)
| death_place = [[Shuja'iyya]], [[Gaza City]], [[Gaza Strip]]
| residence = Shuja'iyya, Gaza City, Gaza Strip
| spouse = (married)
| children = 2 or more
| allegiance = [[Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine]]
| branch = [[al-Quds Brigades]]
| rank   = General
| battles = [[Israel-Gaza conflict]]
}}
'''Bahaa Abu el-Atta''' was a senior commander of the [[Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2019-11-13|title=Who was slain Islamic Jihad commander Bahaa Abu al-Ata?|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/islamic-jihad-commander-bahaa-abu-al-atta-191112111441690.html|website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref> He and his wife were killed by an Israeli airstrike on November 12, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Kim|last1=Hjelmgaard|accessdate=2019-11-13|title=Israeli airstrike kills Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza home|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/11/12/israeli-strike-kills-islamic-jihad-commander-bahaa-abu-el-atta-gaza/2572198001/|website=USA TODAY}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2019-11-13|title=Israel kills Islamic Jihad commander Baha Abu Al-Atta in Gaza airstrikes|url=https://news.sky.com/story/israel-kills-islamic-jihad-commander-baha-abu-al-atta-in-gaza-airstrikes-11859815|website=Sky News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2019-11-13|title=Israel kills Islamic Jihad leader in Gaza, Iran-backed militants respond with rockets|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-rocket-attacks-after-gaza-strike-kills-islamic-jihad-leader-bahaa-abu-el-atta-iran-2019-11-12/|website=www.cbsnews.com}}</ref> Aged 42, Abu el-Atta was undergoing what some described as a "heroic act" at the time of his assassination.
Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] justified the attack saying that Abu el-Atta was a "ticking bomb" who had been culpable for previous attacks against Israel.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2019-11-13|title=Bahaa Abu el-Atta was a "ticking bomb," says Netanyahu|url=https://www.france24.com/en/video/20191112-bahaa-abu-el-atta-was-a-ticking-bomb-says-netanyahu|date=12 November 2019|website=France 24}}</ref> The Islamic Jihad responded a few hours after the attack by launching over 300 rockets into [[Israel]] and escalating the ongoing [[Israel-Gaza conflict]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Israel hit by rockets from Gaza after airstrike kills Islamic Jihad leader |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-hit-50-rockets-gaza-after-airstrike-kills-islamic-jihad-n1080391 |website=ABC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2019-11-13|title=Rockets Rain On Gaza And Israel After Airstrike Kills Militant Leader|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/11/12/778506421/rockets-rain-on-gaza-and-israel-after-airstrike-kills-militant-leader|website=NPR.org}}</ref>

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