Jihad Maharaj Ibrahim Abdul Wahab Shehadeh (Arabic: جهاد مهراج إبراهيم عبد الوهاب شحادة; 18 February 1999 – 6 November 2023) was a Palestinian military commander[1] and co-founder of the Tulkarm Battalion.[2][3][4][5] He was one of Israel's most wanted, as he was accused of directing and carrying out a series of shootings at IDF forces at Israeli military checkpoints.[6]
Biography
Shehadeh was born to a family from the Tulkarm refugee camp, attending various schools in his youth.
He co-founded the Tulkarm Battalion - Rapid Response military branch with Amir Abu Khadija, and Shehadeh later took total command of it.[5] Israeli intelligence forces requested Shehadeh to surrender himself several times throughout his career, to which he declined. He was placed at the district headquarters for al-Qassam for three months in hiding, and then subsequently left to return to military activity.[7] He became one of Israel's most wanted and the Shin Bet accused him of carrying out many shootings at Israeli military checkpoints.[6]
Shehadeh had been arrested multiple times by Israel previously, and spent several months in prison,[8] along with his father Brigadier general "Maharaj Shehadeh", who had been arrested by Israel in 2001 and released in 2016 due to his activity in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.[7]
Assassination
Shehadeh was assassinated by Israeli forces in a special operation in Tulkarm on 6 November 2023 by firing 100 bullets at his moving vehicle, which he was using along with fellow Tulkarm combattant Izz al-Din Raed Award and others of the al-Qassam Brigades. Their bodies were transferred to Martyr Dr. Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital. They died of their injuries, according to an announcement by the Palestinian Ministry of Health.[9][10][11]
References
- ^ Samer (2023-11-06). "بالصور - اغتيال جهاد شحادة قائد كتيبه الرد السريع". Belwasat | بالوسط (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ okaz_online@, «عكاظ» (جدة) (2023-11-06). "إسرائيل تغتال قياديين في المقاومة الفلسطينية بالضفة الغربية". Okaz (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ "Four Palestinian gunmen from Tulkarm killed in special operation by Al-Yamam forces". www.i24news.tv (in Arabic). 2023-11-06. Archived from the original on 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ "ترور ۳ فرمانده مقاومت فلسطین در شمال کرانه باختری". ایسنا (in Persian). 2023-11-06. Archived from the original on 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ a b "خبرگزاری فارس - ترور 2 فرمانده مقاومت فلسطین در کرانه باختری". خبرگزاری فارس. 2023-11-06. Archived from the original on 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ a b "ميراث الدّم: كتيبة الرّد السّريع حيّةٌ ترزَق". وكـالـة مـعـا الاخـبـارية (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ a b "ميراث الدّم: كتيبة الرّد السّريع حيّةٌ ترزَق - يونس الطيراوي". Radio Bethlehem 2000 (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ "تقرير معطى لـ"االعتقاالت التي نفذتها قوات االحتالل في الضفة الغربية عـام ″2021" (PDF). mo3ta.ps. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ "الاحتلال يغتال أربعة مقاومين في طولكرم شمال الضفة الغربية (شاهد)". عربي21 (in Arabic). 2023-11-06. Archived from the original on 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ Manal (2023-11-06). "4 شبان يغتالهم الاحتلال في طولكرم". تلفزيون فلسطين (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-12-18.
- ^ "قوات صهيونية تغتال قائديْ كتائب القسام والرد السريع - قناة العالم الاخبارية". www.alalam.ir (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
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