Marwan Issa

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Marwan Issa (born 1965 AKA Abu-Baraa) is a Palestinian militant and leader of Hamas' military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.[1] In 2012, Issa replaced Ahmed Jabari as the group's military leader after Jabari was killed in a targeted Israeli air strike.[2][3]

In 2007, Issa survived a targeted attack by Israeli forces.[4]

References

  1. ^ Issacharoff, Avi (16 November 2012). "From Gaza to Tel Aviv". The New Yorker.
  2. ^ Khoury, Jack (25 November 2012). "Jabari deputy likely to be Hamas' next military commander". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Levy, Elior (1 March 2015). "Head of Hamas' military wing makes rare appearance". Ynetnews. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Report: Marwan Issa to Replace Jaabri". Arutz Sheva. 15 November 2012. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)