Abu Zakaria al-Jamal

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Abu Zakaria al-Jamal
Born1959
Died3 January 2009
2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict

Abu Zakaria al-Jamal (

Arabic: أبو زكريا الجمال; 1959 – 3 January 2009) was a senior Hamas commander.[1]

Abu was the second senior Hamas member to be killed in the

2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict after Nizar Rayan. He was killed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza on 3 January 2009.[2] Zakaria al-Jamal was commander of Gaza City's rocket-launching squads, belonging to Hamas' military wing, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.[3]

References

  1. ^ Hamas Commander Abu Zakaria al-Jamal Killed Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine; Eagle World News, 3 January 2009
  2. ^ Photo of Abu Zakaria al-Jamal; Nachofoto [dead link]
  3. ^ "At least 4 Palestinians killed in Israeli ground assault - CNN.com". edition.cnn.com.