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| Office | Commander of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
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| Born | 1976
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| Died | November 12, 2019
(aged 42) |
| Place of death | Shuja'iyya, Gaza City, Gaza Strip
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| Spouse | (married) |
| Children | 2 or more
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Bahaa Abu el-Atta was a senior commander of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine.[1] He and his wife were killed by an Israeli airstrike on November 12, 2019.[2][3][4] 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.[5] The Islamic Jihad responded a few hours after the attack by launching over 300 rockets into Israel and escalating the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict.[6][7]
References
- ↑ Who was slain Islamic Jihad commander Bahaa Abu al-Ata?. www.aljazeera.com.
- ↑ Israeli airstrike kills Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza home. USA TODAY.
- ↑ Israel kills Islamic Jihad commander Baha Abu Al-Atta in Gaza airstrikes. Sky News.
- ↑ Israel kills Islamic Jihad leader in Gaza, Iran-backed militants respond with rockets. www.cbsnews.com.
- ↑ Bahaa Abu el-Atta was a "ticking bomb," says Netanyahu. France 24(12 November 2019).
- ↑ Israel hit by rockets from Gaza after airstrike kills Islamic Jihad leader. ABC.
- ↑ Rockets Rain On Gaza And Israel After Airstrike Kills Militant Leader. NPR.org.