Ahmed Ghandour (militant)
Ahmed Ghandour, also known as Abu Anas al-Ghandour (1967 – 14 November 2023), was a Palestinian senior militant in the
Biography
Ghandour was born in approximately 1967 in Jaffa, Israel.[1] Ghandour was detained in Israel between 1988 and 1994, after which he was in
By 2003, Ghandour was a close aide to Hamas bombmaker Adnan al-Ghoul. After an attack by Hamas militants on an Israeli tank in February 2003, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) demolished Ghandour's house in the Sheik Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City. Israel believed Ghandour was responsible for planning the attack.[3]
By 2004, Ghandour was the commander of the Northern Branch of the
According to the United States government, Ghandour was part of the
The U.S. State Department designated Ghandour as a
The IDF killed Ghandour in an airstrike on 14 November 2023 during the Israel–Hamas war.[5][6]
References
- ^ U.S. State Department. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Abu Amer, Adnan (20 April 2017). "Another Hamas leader added to US terror list". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Israel Kills Top Hamas Operative". CBS News. Associated Press. 18 February 2003. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Ravid, barak (3 September 2005). "הנהגת החמאס עולה מהמחתרת". NRG360 (in Hebrew). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Gavin, Christopher (14 November 2023). "Top Hamas Commander Who Survived Two Assassination Attempts Killed in Israeli Airstrike". The Messenger. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Hamas confirms senior commanders killed in earlier Gaza fighting". Times of Israel.
