Salah Shehade

Salah Mustafa Muhammad Shehade
صلاح شحادة
Leader of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades
Preceded byYahya Ayash
Succeeded byAhmed al-Jabari
Personal details
Born24 February 1953
Beit Hanoun, Gaza
Died22 July 2002(2002-07-22) (aged 49)
Gaza City, Gaza
NationalityPalestinian
Political partyHamas
OccupationMilitary commander, politician

Salah Shehade was a member of the Hamas movement and he was the leader of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, until he was killed in a airstrike by the Israel Defense Forces. The airstrike killed 15 civilians (including 7 children) and injured around 50-150 people.

References

  1. ↑ "Shehade was high on Israel most-wanted list" Archived 2018-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, CNN, 23 July 2002
  2. ↑ "Salah Shehade" profile, Jewish Virtual Library; accessed 21 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Yuval Yoaz, "State commission to examine civilian deaths in 2002 Shehade assassination" Archived 2010-08-05 at the Wayback Machine "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2026-06-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), Haaretz, 19 September 2007
  4. ↑ Appeal to the Spanish Supreme Court Archived 3 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Javier Fernández Estrada, 21 September 2009.
  5. ↑ Yuval Yoaz, "State commission to examine civilian deaths in 2002 Shehade assassination" Archived 2010-08-05 at the Wayback Machine "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2026-06-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), Haaretz, 19 September 2007
  6. ↑ Appeal to the Spanish Supreme Court Archived 3 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Javier Fernández Estrada, 21 September 2009.
  7. ↑ Goldenberg, Suzanne (23 July 2002). "12 dead in attack on Hamas". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2019.