Hisham Al-Saedni
Hisham Al Saedni هشام السعيدني | |
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Born | 1965 |
Died | 13 October 2012 (aged 47) |
Nationality | Palestinian |
Hisham Al Saedni (
Early life
Al-Saedni was born around 1965
Militant activities
On 5 February 2011, Al-Saedni, then also known as Sheikh 'Ahed Ahmad 'Abd Al-Karim Al-Sa'idani, was the leader of a Gazan jihadist group calling itself
Al-Saedni tried to unite all the different groups of
On 2 March 2011, Hamas authorities in Gaza arrested Al-Saedni for his involvement with the earlier jihad operations of al-Tawhid wal-Jihad allegedly related to the Salafist jihadist movement. During his detention, in April 2011, Al-Saedni's supporters from al-Tawhid wal-Jihad kidnapped the Italian pro-Palestinian activist Vittorio Arrigoni and later killed him.[1] He was released in August 2012,[5] but was killed in an Israeli airstrike two months later.[6]
Death
Hisham Al-Saedni was killed on 13 October 2012 by an Israeli Air Force strike together with Ashraf Al-Sabah who was also a Salafist.[2] The attack occurred on a busy street in the Jabalia district of Gaza City.[1] Israel said it was responding to an earlier rocket attack on southern Israel.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d Donnison, Joy (15 October 2012). "Israel seeks to contain Gaza's Salafi-jihadist threat". Gaza City: BBC. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Gaza militants killed by Israel were 'senior Al Qaeda affiliates'". The National. Reuters. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ^ "The Gazan-based Salafist jihadi network Tawhid wal-Jihad carried out the terrorist attack on the Israeli-Egyptian border on June 18, 2012, in which an Israeli civilian was killed". The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- MEMRI13-02-2011
- ^ "Israeli military kills Palestinian militants". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ^ Akram, Fares (13 October 2012). "Israeli Airstrike Kills 2 Militants in Gaza". The New York Times.
- ^ "Five Gaza militants killed in air strikes". BBC News. 13 October 2012.