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It is widely believed that Jabari played the leading role in Hamas' takeover of the Gaza Strip from the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority in June 2007.<ref name="Arabiya"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/877068.html|title=Hamas fires Qassams for first time since Gaza takeover|work=Haaretz|first=Avi|last=Issacharoff|date=2 July 2007|accessdate=8 February 2010}}</ref> During Israel's offensive [[Operation Cast Lead]] against the Gaza Strip in December 2008, Jabari's home was allegedly destroyed in an airstrike, but the circumstances surrounding the incident were unclear.<ref>{{cite news|title=Israel is 'nearing Gaza goals'|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7822786.stm|publisher=BBC News|date=11 January 2009|accessdate=14 Janaury 2009}}</ref> In September 2010, Jabari threatened to increase attacks against Israel to derail the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations: "With the power of faith, weapons and missiles, tunnels and commandos we will achieve victory for Palestine and we'll end the occupation in Gaza too."<ref>[http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2010/09/15/Rockets-mortars-fired-at-southern-Israel/UPI-61551284552705/ Rockets, mortars fired at southern Israel]. ''United Press International''. 15 September 2010.</ref> |
It is widely believed that Jabari played the leading role in Hamas' takeover of the Gaza Strip from the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority in June 2007.<ref name="Arabiya"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/877068.html|title=Hamas fires Qassams for first time since Gaza takeover|work=Haaretz|first=Avi|last=Issacharoff|date=2 July 2007|accessdate=8 February 2010}}</ref> During Israel's offensive [[Operation Cast Lead]] against the Gaza Strip in December 2008, Jabari's home was allegedly destroyed in an airstrike, but the circumstances surrounding the incident were unclear.<ref>{{cite news|title=Israel is 'nearing Gaza goals'|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7822786.stm|publisher=BBC News|date=11 January 2009|accessdate=14 Janaury 2009}}</ref> In September 2010, Jabari threatened to increase attacks against Israel to derail the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations: "With the power of faith, weapons and missiles, tunnels and commandos we will achieve victory for Palestine and we'll end the occupation in Gaza too."<ref>[http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2010/09/15/Rockets-mortars-fired-at-southern-Israel/UPI-61551284552705/ Rockets, mortars fired at southern Israel]. ''United Press International''. 15 September 2010.</ref> |
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Jabari was in charge of overseeing the imprisonment of Israeli soldier [[Gilad Shalit]] who was kidnapped by Palestinian militants in 2006 outside of the Gaza Strip; two other soldiers were killed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/hamas-military-chief-ahmed-jabari-killed-by-israeli-strike-1.477819|title=Hamas military chief Ahmed Jabari killed by Israeli strike|publisher=Haaretz|accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref> When a [[Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange|prisoners-exchange]] was arranged handing back Shalit to Israel in return for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners in October 2011, Jabari personally escorted Shalit to the [[Rafah Crossing]] with [[Egypt]], making a rare public appearance. Abu Hudaifa, a close confidante, noted that Jabari "followed the mission until the end in minute detail by himself."<ref name="Arabiya"/> In an interview with ''[[al-Hayat]]'' newspaper, Jabari |
Jabari was in charge of overseeing the imprisonment of Israeli soldier [[Gilad Shalit]] who was kidnapped by Palestinian militants in 2006 outside of the Gaza Strip; two other soldiers were killed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/hamas-military-chief-ahmed-jabari-killed-by-israeli-strike-1.477819|title=Hamas military chief Ahmed Jabari killed by Israeli strike|publisher=Haaretz|accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref> When a [[Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange|prisoners-exchange]] was arranged handing back Shalit to Israel in return for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners in October 2011, Jabari personally escorted Shalit to the [[Rafah Crossing]] with [[Egypt]], making a rare public appearance. Abu Hudaifa, a close confidante, noted that Jabari "followed the mission until the end in minute detail by himself."<ref name="Arabiya"/> In an interview with ''[[al-Hayat]]'' newspaper, Jabari confirmed that most of the 477 prisoners released in the first part of the prisoner exchange were collectively responsible for the deaths of 569 Israeli civilians.<ref name="profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=291822|title=Profile of a terrorist: Ahmed Jabari|publisher=Jerusalem Post|accessdate=14 November 2012}}</ref><ref>Issacharoff, Avi. [http://www.haaretz.com/news/shalit-prisoner-swap/shalit-s-captors-he-wasn-t-tortured-he-received-medical-care-and-watched-tv-1.391072 Shalit's captors: He wasn't tortured, he received medical care and watched TV]. ''[[Haaretz]].'' 20 October 2011</ref> |
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Ahmed Jabari | |
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أحمد الجعبري | |
| File:Ahmed Jabari.jpg | |
| Born | 1960 |
| Died | 14 November 2012 (aged 52) Gaza City |
| Cause of death | Israeli military air strike |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Alma mater | Islamic University of Gaza |
| Known for | 2006 Hamas cross-border raid |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Palestine, (Hamas) |
| Service/ | File:Alqassam.jpg Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades |
| Battles/wars | Second Intifada |
Ahmed Said Khalil al-Jabari (Arabic: أحمد الجعبري; 1960 – 14 November 2012) was a Palestinian political activist and militant, who worked as the second-in-command of the military wing of Hamas. He was credited as the leader in the takeover of the Gaza Strip by Hamas and the firing of Qassam rockets into Israel.
Born in the Shuja'iyya district of Gaza City, Jabari studied history at the Islamic University of Gaza, where he became active in politics, joining the leftist Fatah party which advocated armed struggle against Israel. In 1982, he was arrested by the Israeli authorities and imprisoned for 13 years. Once free, he left Fatah and joined their Islamist rival, Hamas. Becoming involved in the party's militant wing, he was believed to have been involved in the bombing of a school bus in Kfar Darom, and arrested by the Preventive Security Force of the Palestinian Authority in 1998, being released the following year.
In 2002, Jabari became the operational head of Hamas' militant wing following the retirement of Mohammad Deif. In this position, Jabari was a high-ranking official within Hamas's political leadership, and also the founder of the Nur Association, which aimed to help "martyrs and prisoners".[1]
Intent on putting a stop to his militant activities, the Israeli military and Shin Bet conducted a targeted air strike on 14 November 2012, a part of Operation Pillar of Cloud killing Jabari and his son, who was with him in the car he was travelling in.[2]
Early life and education
Jabari was born to a family based in the Shuja'iyya district of Gaza City in 1960. He graduated from Gaza's Islamic University with a degree in history. In 1982, Jabari was arrested and imprisoned by Israeli authorities when he was a member of the secular Palestinian militant organization Fatah. According to Al Arabiya, while serving 13 years in prison, he left Fatah and joined Hamas after meeting with some of the latter's founders who were also incarcerated at the time, namely Abd al-Aziz Rantissi, Nizar Rayyan and Salah Shehadeh. He later married Shehadeh's daughter, one of his two wives.[1]
Hamas
Due to his involvement with Hamas's military activities in the Gaza Strip, Jabari was arrested by the Preventive Security Force of the Palestinian Authority in October 1998 after he "[helped] execute a terror attack on a school bus in the settlement of Kfar Darom that killed two Israeli children."[3] He was released in late 1999. In 2002, after an Israeli airstrike wounded Mohammed Deif, the leader of Hamas's principal armed wing, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Jabari became the operational head of the militant wing at the height of the Second Intifada (the armed Palestinian uprising against Israel from 2000–2007). However, Deif remains its official head. According to Hamas political leader Ayman Taha, since Jabari took over the al-Qassam Brigades' day-to-day operations, Hamas's armed wing became increasingly professional. In 2004, Jabari's eldest son Mohammed, his brother and three of his cousins were killed in an Israeli air strike against Jabari's home in an apparent assassination attempt against him.[1]
It is widely believed that Jabari played the leading role in Hamas' takeover of the Gaza Strip from the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority in June 2007.[1][4] During Israel's offensive Operation Cast Lead against the Gaza Strip in December 2008, Jabari's home was allegedly destroyed in an airstrike, but the circumstances surrounding the incident were unclear.[5] In September 2010, Jabari threatened to increase attacks against Israel to derail the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations: "With the power of faith, weapons and missiles, tunnels and commandos we will achieve victory for Palestine and we'll end the occupation in Gaza too."[6]
Jabari was in charge of overseeing the imprisonment of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit who was kidnapped by Palestinian militants in 2006 outside of the Gaza Strip; two other soldiers were killed.[7] When a prisoners-exchange was arranged handing back Shalit to Israel in return for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners in October 2011, Jabari personally escorted Shalit to the Rafah Crossing with Egypt, making a rare public appearance. Abu Hudaifa, a close confidante, noted that Jabari "followed the mission until the end in minute detail by himself."[1] In an interview with al-Hayat newspaper, Jabari confirmed that most of the 477 prisoners released in the first part of the prisoner exchange were collectively responsible for the deaths of 569 Israeli civilians.[8][9]
Death
Jabari was very cautious with his personal safety, rarely making public appearances.[1] "The way he carries himself is the secret to his longevity", according to Al Arabiya.[1]
On 14 November 2012, Jabari was killed, at the age of 52, by an Israeli military strike while driving in Gaza City. His bodyguard, Mohammed al Hams, who was traveling with him was also killed. The attack, which was a joint operation by the Shin Bet and the Israeli military,[10] came amid the firing of over 100 rockets from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel and Israeli air strikes against targets in the territory over a four-day period.[11][10][12][2]
Reactions
Hamas' Lebanon representative Osama Hamdan said that it was likely Israel was targeting the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades asserted that the Israeli "occupation has opened the doors of hell." Other militant factions also denounced the killing of Jabari and vowed retaliation. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad said it would "respond fiercely" to Jabari's death, calling it an "act of war."[13] Senior aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Saeb Erekat, condemned the "Israeli crime and assassination of Jabari."[10] Angry protests erupted around the Shifa Hospital, where Jabari was taken, following news of his death, with members of Hamas demanding retaliation.[10][11]
Egypt recalled its ambassador to Israel, in protest of the attacks on the Gaza Strip and the killing of Jabari.[14] According to Egyptian government statement, Foreign Minister Kamel Amr "condemned the series of air strikes that Israel is currently conducting against Gaza Strip and which led to the killing of Ahmed al-Jabari."[11]
The Foreign Minister of Qatar, Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, stated "I condemn in the name of Qatar... This filthy crime must not pass without a punishment!" and further demanded the UN Security Council "preserve the peace and security in the world."[15]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Shalit swap brings shadowy Hamas man to the fore". Al-Arabiya. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ a b Levy, Elior (14 November 2012). "IDF kills top Hamas commander". Ynet News. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ Ahmed Jabari: The ruthless terror chief whose bloody end was only a matter of time. The Times of Israel.
- ^ Issacharoff, Avi (2 July 2007). "Hamas fires Qassams for first time since Gaza takeover". Haaretz. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ "Israel is 'nearing Gaza goals'". BBC News. 11 January 2009. Retrieved 14 Janaury 2009.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Rockets, mortars fired at southern Israel. United Press International. 15 September 2010.
- ^ "Hamas military chief Ahmed Jabari killed by Israeli strike". Haaretz. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ "Profile of a terrorist: Ahmed Jabari". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ Issacharoff, Avi. Shalit's captors: He wasn't tortured, he received medical care and watched TV. Haaretz. 20 October 2011
- ^ a b c d Hamas military chief killed in Israeli attack. Al Jazeera English. 14 November 2012.
- ^ a b c Israeli air strike kills Hamas military chief Jabari. BBC News. 14 November 2012.
- ^ "Israeli air strike kills top Hamas commander Jabari". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ Armed groups vow response to assassination of Hamas leader. Ma'an News Agency. 14 November 2012.
- ^ Egypt recalls ambassador from Israel over Gaza attacks. Ma'an News Agency. 14 November 2012.
- ^ Qatar wants Israel punished for Gaza attacks. Reuters. 14 November 2012.