🟡 Al-Aqsa Martyr’ Brigades - Nour Shams Camp - Martyr Mu'tasim Al-Ali Group:
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
"Rejoicing in what Allah has bestowed upon them of His bounty, and they receive good tidings about those who have not yet joined them - that there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve."
This is the Truth of Allah Almighty.
With the highest expressions of pride and honor, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades of the Nour Shams Camp - Martyr Mutasim Al-Ali Groups exalt to our steadfast Palestinian people and to the free people of our Arab and Islamic nations the martyrdom of the heroes Tulkarem camp of challenge and steadfastness:
- Martyr Ashraf Eid Zahir Nafi'
- Martyr Mohammad Ibrahim Mohammad Awad
- Martyr Mohammad Badi' Mohammad Radwan
- Martyr Bayan Mohammad Jumaa Salama Eid
- Martyr Iman Mohammad Jumaa
They were martyred in a cowardly assassination operation carried out by zionist occupation aircraft while defending the Tulkarem camp on the morning of Tuesday, 17 Muharram 1446 AH, corresponding to 22-07-2024 CE, as part of the Al-Aqsa Flood Battle. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades affirm that they will remain steadfast on the path of revolution and resistance until liberation and return.
Tuesday, 17 Muharram 1446 AH, corresponding to 22-07-2024 CE
"And it is indeed a revolution until victory."
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - Nour Shams Camp
Tulkarem Brigade
Martyr Mu'tasim Al-Ali Groups
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
"Rejoicing in what Allah has bestowed upon them of His bounty, and they receive good tidings about those who have not yet joined them - that there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve."
This is the Truth of Allah Almighty.
With the highest expressions of pride and honor, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades of the Nour Shams Camp - Martyr Mutasim Al-Ali Groups exalt to our steadfast Palestinian people and to the free people of our Arab and Islamic nations the martyrdom of the heroes Tulkarem camp of challenge and steadfastness:
- Martyr Ashraf Eid Zahir Nafi'
- Martyr Mohammad Ibrahim Mohammad Awad
- Martyr Mohammad Badi' Mohammad Radwan
- Martyr Bayan Mohammad Jumaa Salama Eid
- Martyr Iman Mohammad Jumaa
They were martyred in a cowardly assassination operation carried out by zionist occupation aircraft while defending the Tulkarem camp on the morning of Tuesday, 17 Muharram 1446 AH, corresponding to 22-07-2024 CE, as part of the Al-Aqsa Flood Battle. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades affirm that they will remain steadfast on the path of revolution and resistance until liberation and return.
Tuesday, 17 Muharram 1446 AH, corresponding to 22-07-2024 CE
"And it is indeed a revolution until victory."
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - Nour Shams Camp
Tulkarem Brigade
Martyr Mu'tasim Al-Ali Groups
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Izkihim:
A mysterious 20-year-old man with a more mysterious nickname. Today, after months of pursuit, the IOF could only assassinate him from the air, fearing to come face-to-face with him.
Ashraf was chased for months. The IOF blew up his car and home…
A mysterious 20-year-old man with a more mysterious nickname. Today, after months of pursuit, the IOF could only assassinate him from the air, fearing to come face-to-face with him.
Ashraf was chased for months. The IOF blew up his car and home…
🟡 Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - Youth of Revenge and Liberation:
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"We will not only take revenge. We will perfect revenge."
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - Youth of Revenge and Liberation exalt their heroic martyr commander Mohammed Awad, Abu Abdo, who ascended in a cowardly assassination carried out by the zionist enemy forces using a suicide drone during their invasion of Tulkarem camp on Tuesday morning, 23 July 2024.
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"We will not only take revenge. We will perfect revenge."
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - Youth of Revenge and Liberation exalt their heroic martyr commander Mohammed Awad, Abu Abdo, who ascended in a cowardly assassination carried out by the zionist enemy forces using a suicide drone during their invasion of Tulkarem camp on Tuesday morning, 23 July 2024.
🚨🟡🟢 Hezbollah:
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
"Permission [to fight] has been granted to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory."
This is the truth of Allah, the Most High, the Almighty.
In support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in support of their brave and honorable resistance, at 06:45 PM on Tuesday, 23-07-2024, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted a movement of "israeli" enemy soldiers at the Al-Samaqa site in the occupied Lebanese Kfar Shuba hills with artillery shells, hitting them directly, killing and wounding them.
"And victory is only from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise."
Tuesday, 23-07-2024
17 Muharram 1446 AH
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
"Permission [to fight] has been granted to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory."
This is the truth of Allah, the Most High, the Almighty.
In support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in support of their brave and honorable resistance, at 06:45 PM on Tuesday, 23-07-2024, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted a movement of "israeli" enemy soldiers at the Al-Samaqa site in the occupied Lebanese Kfar Shuba hills with artillery shells, hitting them directly, killing and wounding them.
"And victory is only from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise."
Tuesday, 23-07-2024
17 Muharram 1446 AH
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🚨🟢 Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades:
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After our fighters' return from their combat missions... Scenes from the ambushes by Al-Qassam Brigades against zionist enemy soldiers inside Yabna Camp in the city of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip
Al-Aqsa Flood.
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Notes:
0:16 - Ambushes of death.
0:24 - The first ambush
- The enemy deployed a loudspeaker device with a camera into the tunnel, and the fighters opened fire at it, damaging it.
0:58 - After the enemy soldiers entered the tunnel, it was detonated, resulting in them being killed and wounded.
1:12 - The second ambush.
- A zionist infantry force entered an explosively-rigged home in Yabna camp.
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After our fighters' return from their combat missions... Scenes from the ambushes by Al-Qassam Brigades against zionist enemy soldiers inside Yabna Camp in the city of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip
Al-Aqsa Flood.
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Notes:
0:16 - Ambushes of death.
0:24 - The first ambush
- The enemy deployed a loudspeaker device with a camera into the tunnel, and the fighters opened fire at it, damaging it.
0:58 - After the enemy soldiers entered the tunnel, it was detonated, resulting in them being killed and wounded.
1:12 - The second ambush.
- A zionist infantry force entered an explosively-rigged home in Yabna camp.
🚨🟢 Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades:
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After safely returning to their bases, Al-Qassam fighters in the Jenin Governorate confirmed their success in trapping a zionist force in a three-part complex ambush near the separation fence adjacent to the village of Al-Mutila.
Our fighters detonated an explosive device at the separation fence to lure the occupation forces; they then surprised the advancing force repairing the fence with a second explosive, injuring two zionist soldiers. Subsequently, they detonated a third explosive targeting the rescue teams rushing to aid the injured soldiers, resulting in the injury of an occupation army officer.
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After safely returning to their bases, Al-Qassam fighters in the Jenin Governorate confirmed their success in trapping a zionist force in a three-part complex ambush near the separation fence adjacent to the village of Al-Mutila.
Our fighters detonated an explosive device at the separation fence to lure the occupation forces; they then surprised the advancing force repairing the fence with a second explosive, injuring two zionist soldiers. Subsequently, they detonated a third explosive targeting the rescue teams rushing to aid the injured soldiers, resulting in the injury of an occupation army officer.
🟢 Hamas:
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The head of the political bureau of Hamas, brother fighter Ismail Haniyeh, had a phone call with the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Sheikh Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi. They discussed the overall political and field developments related to the Al-Aqsa Flood battle and its various repercussions.
The head of the movement praised the positions of the Islamic Emirate and the Muslim Afghan people regarding the Palestinian cause, and reviewed the successive developments in Palestine, especially in Gaza.
The head of the movement explained that the movement is keen to reach a ceasefire agreement based on achieving the demands of the Palestinian people and their resistance.
During the call with the Afghan Foreign Minister, Haniyeh emphasized the necessity of supporting the steadfastness of the Palestinian people in this battle, to achieve their goals and aspirations for freedom, attaining their national rights, and liberating the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.
For his part, the Afghan Foreign Minister reaffirmed the positions of the Islamic Emirate's government and its people in supporting the Palestinian cause and the Palestinian resistance in the Al-Aqsa Flood battle in particular, stressing his confidence in the eventual victory of the Palestinian people and their resistance.
Sheikh Mawlawi conveyed to the head of the movement the greetings of the Emir of the Emirate, the government, and the Afghan people.
Tuesday: 17 Muharram 1446 AH
Corresponding to: July 23, 2024
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The head of the political bureau of Hamas, brother fighter Ismail Haniyeh, had a phone call with the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Sheikh Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi. They discussed the overall political and field developments related to the Al-Aqsa Flood battle and its various repercussions.
The head of the movement praised the positions of the Islamic Emirate and the Muslim Afghan people regarding the Palestinian cause, and reviewed the successive developments in Palestine, especially in Gaza.
The head of the movement explained that the movement is keen to reach a ceasefire agreement based on achieving the demands of the Palestinian people and their resistance.
During the call with the Afghan Foreign Minister, Haniyeh emphasized the necessity of supporting the steadfastness of the Palestinian people in this battle, to achieve their goals and aspirations for freedom, attaining their national rights, and liberating the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.
For his part, the Afghan Foreign Minister reaffirmed the positions of the Islamic Emirate's government and its people in supporting the Palestinian cause and the Palestinian resistance in the Al-Aqsa Flood battle in particular, stressing his confidence in the eventual victory of the Palestinian people and their resistance.
Sheikh Mawlawi conveyed to the head of the movement the greetings of the Emir of the Emirate, the government, and the Afghan people.
Tuesday: 17 Muharram 1446 AH
Corresponding to: July 23, 2024
🔴 Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Political Bureau member Marwan Abdul Aal on Al-Mayadeen TV about the Beijing Declaration:
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The success of any political declaration lies in having an implementation mechanism, and there must be a will to execute what has been agreed upon.
There are now advanced points reached after serious and responsible dialogue, which are considered distinctive from previous dialogues, building upon them without negating them.
All issues were discussed, including unifying our vision and complete narrative on genocide, rebuilding the Palestinian home, activating the collapsed institutions, and forming a temporary national leadership to become a reference for the people.
We are making progress in terms of resistance and leveraging its achievements, such as the International Court of Justice considering the entity as terrorist and the occupation as illegitimate, and thus we must resist it and remove settlements.
We should not differ on the means; there are legitimate means available to us in this regard, such as establishing the Palestinian state and revoking the recognitions given to the entity worldwide, rallying around the recognition of Palestinian rights.
These steps can only be strengthened by unifying the Palestinian ranks.
The Chinese, through their Foreign Minister, have mentioned three points they want: a ceasefire, governance meaning not separating Gaza from the West Bank, thus giving Palestinians the sole right to manage their country, and thirdly, the right of the Palestinian people to an independent state.
Politically leveraging this, the international community should be mobilized this time sponsored by allied and friendly countries like China and Russia, rather than American sponsorship, to carry this banner.
However, the most crucial point for international political mobilization is having the weapon of Palestinian national unity.
All these issues focused on will thwart American and “israeli” plans for the following day, meaning it should be a Palestinian day.
The Beijing Declaration is considered a step towards thwarting renewed plans to impose guardianship and dependency and attempts to legally entrench division internationally.
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The success of any political declaration lies in having an implementation mechanism, and there must be a will to execute what has been agreed upon.
There are now advanced points reached after serious and responsible dialogue, which are considered distinctive from previous dialogues, building upon them without negating them.
All issues were discussed, including unifying our vision and complete narrative on genocide, rebuilding the Palestinian home, activating the collapsed institutions, and forming a temporary national leadership to become a reference for the people.
We are making progress in terms of resistance and leveraging its achievements, such as the International Court of Justice considering the entity as terrorist and the occupation as illegitimate, and thus we must resist it and remove settlements.
We should not differ on the means; there are legitimate means available to us in this regard, such as establishing the Palestinian state and revoking the recognitions given to the entity worldwide, rallying around the recognition of Palestinian rights.
These steps can only be strengthened by unifying the Palestinian ranks.
The Chinese, through their Foreign Minister, have mentioned three points they want: a ceasefire, governance meaning not separating Gaza from the West Bank, thus giving Palestinians the sole right to manage their country, and thirdly, the right of the Palestinian people to an independent state.
Politically leveraging this, the international community should be mobilized this time sponsored by allied and friendly countries like China and Russia, rather than American sponsorship, to carry this banner.
However, the most crucial point for international political mobilization is having the weapon of Palestinian national unity.
All these issues focused on will thwart American and “israeli” plans for the following day, meaning it should be a Palestinian day.
The Beijing Declaration is considered a step towards thwarting renewed plans to impose guardianship and dependency and attempts to legally entrench division internationally.
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🚨🇵🇸 "The Beijing Declaration to End Palestinian National Division: To unify national efforts to confront aggression and stop the genocide war."
The following was agreed upon by 14 Palestinian factions at the end of the reconciliation meeting in Beijing,…
The following was agreed upon by 14 Palestinian factions at the end of the reconciliation meeting in Beijing,…
🚨 The IOF claims to have found rockets that were prepared and manufactured to be launched in a car in #Tulkarem.
🟡🟢 Hezbollah:
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
"Permission [to fight] has been granted to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory."
This is the truth of Allah, the Most High, the Almighty.
In support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in support of their brave and honorable resistance, at 7:40 PM on Tuesday, 23-07-2024, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted the personnel detection radar at the Birkat Risha site with guided missiles, achieving a direct hit which led to its destruction.
"And victory is only from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise."
Tuesday, 23-07-2024
17 Muharram 1446 AH
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
"Permission [to fight] has been granted to those who are being fought, because they were wronged. And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory."
This is the truth of Allah, the Most High, the Almighty.
In support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in support of their brave and honorable resistance, at 7:40 PM on Tuesday, 23-07-2024, the fighters of the Islamic Resistance targeted the personnel detection radar at the Birkat Risha site with guided missiles, achieving a direct hit which led to its destruction.
"And victory is only from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise."
Tuesday, 23-07-2024
17 Muharram 1446 AH
🟡 Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - Youth of Revenge and Liberation:
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Our martyred leaders, a light for the bullets of our rifles and the fire for the souls of our enemies.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades -
Youth of Revenge and Liberation - Tulkarem
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Our martyred leaders, a light for the bullets of our rifles and the fire for the souls of our enemies.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades -
Youth of Revenge and Liberation - Tulkarem
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🟢 Hamas Political Bureau member Izzat Al-Rishq:
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Accounts affiliated with the occupation's security apparatus have published a forged video attributed to the resistance, threatening killings in Paris due to the occupation's participation in the upcoming Olympics.
This fabricated video is part of zionist propaganda to incite against the Palestinian resistance.
We reaffirm our calls to boycott the occupation in all fields in response to the massacres and genocide against our people in the Gaza Strip.
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Accounts affiliated with the occupation's security apparatus have published a forged video attributed to the resistance, threatening killings in Paris due to the occupation's participation in the upcoming Olympics.
This fabricated video is part of zionist propaganda to incite against the Palestinian resistance.
We reaffirm our calls to boycott the occupation in all fields in response to the massacres and genocide against our people in the Gaza Strip.
The will of martyr commander Ashraf Nafi' "Izkihim":
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"Those who have believed, emigrated, and striven in the way of Allah with their wealth and their lives are greater in rank in the sight of Allah. And it is those who are the attainers [of success]."
Today, I write my will. We do not know how much life Allah has decreed for us.
Today, I fight under the banner of Allah. Islam has taught us that our banner is one, and we do not accept being followers of any faction because factions are merely a means. The banner of "There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" is the most rightful, and under this banner, I will be led to the best. By Allah, this worldly life is fleeting, and I came to this world to strive and gain Allah's love because I loved meeting Him, on the path of the martyr Al-Oday [Al-Zayat] (Abu Al-Saqr).
Here I am, walking and carrying his path, walking with it as a support. I sold this life cheaply to Allah and bought paradise. So, O people of my steadfast camp, walk in the path of Allah and work for His banner, for by Allah, it is fleeting, and we will all return to Allah. So, O Allah, rectify us and make our endings good, and have mercy on us on the day our hearts no longer beat. You are all family to me, and by Allah, everything I have seen from you increases my faith in jihad. Let it be either a life that pleases the friends or a jihad that terrifies the enemies.
May your love endure, and may you remain a support for us and this camp, and for those who will continue this path. Whoever among us dies bravely, their abode is the eternal gardens.
Your loving brother, Ashraf Zahir ("Izkihim")
May you always be well.
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"Those who have believed, emigrated, and striven in the way of Allah with their wealth and their lives are greater in rank in the sight of Allah. And it is those who are the attainers [of success]."
Today, I write my will. We do not know how much life Allah has decreed for us.
Today, I fight under the banner of Allah. Islam has taught us that our banner is one, and we do not accept being followers of any faction because factions are merely a means. The banner of "There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" is the most rightful, and under this banner, I will be led to the best. By Allah, this worldly life is fleeting, and I came to this world to strive and gain Allah's love because I loved meeting Him, on the path of the martyr Al-Oday [Al-Zayat] (Abu Al-Saqr).
Here I am, walking and carrying his path, walking with it as a support. I sold this life cheaply to Allah and bought paradise. So, O people of my steadfast camp, walk in the path of Allah and work for His banner, for by Allah, it is fleeting, and we will all return to Allah. So, O Allah, rectify us and make our endings good, and have mercy on us on the day our hearts no longer beat. You are all family to me, and by Allah, everything I have seen from you increases my faith in jihad. Let it be either a life that pleases the friends or a jihad that terrifies the enemies.
May your love endure, and may you remain a support for us and this camp, and for those who will continue this path. Whoever among us dies bravely, their abode is the eternal gardens.
Your loving brother, Ashraf Zahir ("Izkihim")
May you always be well.
🟢 Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades:
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"Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah. Some of them have fulfilled their vow, and some are still waiting, and they have not changed in the least."
The Al-Qassam commander, fighter Ashraf Eid Nafi', who ascended as a martyr in an assassination operation carried out by treacherous zionist aircraft in Tulkarem Camp, on 23/07/2024.
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"Among the believers are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah. Some of them have fulfilled their vow, and some are still waiting, and they have not changed in the least."
The Al-Qassam commander, fighter Ashraf Eid Nafi', who ascended as a martyr in an assassination operation carried out by treacherous zionist aircraft in Tulkarem Camp, on 23/07/2024.
"Open the Eastern Gate"
Today, July 23, marks the 22nd anniversary of the martyrdom of heroic commander and founder of the Al-Qassam Brigades, Salah Shehadeh (Abu Mustafa).
Salah Al-Din Mustafa Shehadah was born to a family displaced from Yaffa in February 1952 in Al-Shati' camp. In 1984, Salah founded the Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades' secretive precursor, the "Palestinian Mujahideen," before it got its more famous name in 1991. From a small, limited group sharing guns to a 50,000-strong army, Sheikh Salah steered the trajectory of the Palestinian resistance from its inception, a mastermind of its dynamic strategies.
A personable figure, he worked as a social worker in Egypt before returning to Gaza and working in student affairs at the Islamic University in Gaza City. In 1984, he was was abducted without charge under the pretext of forming armed cells. As the first intifada grew closer, Salah embraced his national duty. Arrested again in 1988 for "leading Hamas' military wing," he endured severe torture, including plucking his beard hair by hair, culminating in 14 years in prison.
From there, Sheikh Salah made his major shift: from killing soldiers to capturing them. The goal was to free Palestinian prisoners, and he did so through a new, special Qassam unit formed with fellow prisoner Yahya Sinwar and Mahmoud Mabhouh: Unit "101."
"Open the Eastern Gate:" Sheikh Salah's orders from his prison cell. Soon after, "Avi Sasportas" was captured. Three months later, the gate opened again and "Ilan Saadon" was captured. With their equipment seized, both soldiers were killed, their bodies preserved for an exchange.
IOF Minister of War Yitzhak Mordechai personally interrogated Sheikh Salah to ask the captives' location. Sheikh Salah refused to speak unless his hands and feet were unbound. Then, Sheikh Salah told him: "I don't know" and denied knowledge of them. Mordechai called him a liar, and Sheikh Salah responded: "My men are brave believers, and they do not know lying or cowardice...Your armed soldiers surrendered themselves when they were captured and kissed the feet of the fighters so they could be released, calling to their mothers." Mordechai left the room.
Sheikh Salah was released in 2000 alongside threats that he would be assassinated if he returned to military activities. So, he did the appropriate thing: quit his job at the University and dedicated all his time to resistance.
Salah, pursued by both the zionist entity and PA, oversaw the launch of the first "Qassam" rocket and several operations that killed dozens of settlers. Under his and Adnan Al-Ghoul's guidance, Al-Qassam began manufacturing their own weapons, making him the "number one enemy" of Ariel Sharon.
Former Shin Bet head Yaakov Peri said: "None succeeded in breaking his will. He is strong and resilient, withstanding all kinds of torture and temptation."
In 2002, IOF warplanes dropped a one-ton bomb on Sheikh Salah's home in Al-Daraj, east of Gaza City, killing 18, including him, his wife Layla Khamees, his daughter Iman (14 years), and commander Zaher Nassar.
Al-Qassam Brigades vowed in a subsequent statement:
We pledge, O Sheikh Abu Mustafa, that we will ensure the zionists hear wailing in every house and see mourning in every street. We vow, O our commander, to deliver a response that pleases Allah, for we have learned from you how to please our Lord.
We pledge, Abu Mustafa, that our eyes will not rest and our eyelids will not close until the zionists see their bodies in every restaurant, station, bus, and on every sidewalk. We make this vow, and you know our commitment, that we will make the zionists curse the hour they thought of killing you. Abu Mustafa, rest in peace, for you have attained the martyrdom you wished for, our commander."
A month later, Jihad Hamada executed an operation that killed 10 settlers and wounded 46 in "Meron." The wailing rose through the second intifada.
Today, Sheikh Salah's legacy is alive within every red triangle, his spirit etched in the heart of the resistance and the annals of struggle.
Today, July 23, marks the 22nd anniversary of the martyrdom of heroic commander and founder of the Al-Qassam Brigades, Salah Shehadeh (Abu Mustafa).
Salah Al-Din Mustafa Shehadah was born to a family displaced from Yaffa in February 1952 in Al-Shati' camp. In 1984, Salah founded the Martyr Izz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades' secretive precursor, the "Palestinian Mujahideen," before it got its more famous name in 1991. From a small, limited group sharing guns to a 50,000-strong army, Sheikh Salah steered the trajectory of the Palestinian resistance from its inception, a mastermind of its dynamic strategies.
A personable figure, he worked as a social worker in Egypt before returning to Gaza and working in student affairs at the Islamic University in Gaza City. In 1984, he was was abducted without charge under the pretext of forming armed cells. As the first intifada grew closer, Salah embraced his national duty. Arrested again in 1988 for "leading Hamas' military wing," he endured severe torture, including plucking his beard hair by hair, culminating in 14 years in prison.
From there, Sheikh Salah made his major shift: from killing soldiers to capturing them. The goal was to free Palestinian prisoners, and he did so through a new, special Qassam unit formed with fellow prisoner Yahya Sinwar and Mahmoud Mabhouh: Unit "101."
"Open the Eastern Gate:" Sheikh Salah's orders from his prison cell. Soon after, "Avi Sasportas" was captured. Three months later, the gate opened again and "Ilan Saadon" was captured. With their equipment seized, both soldiers were killed, their bodies preserved for an exchange.
IOF Minister of War Yitzhak Mordechai personally interrogated Sheikh Salah to ask the captives' location. Sheikh Salah refused to speak unless his hands and feet were unbound. Then, Sheikh Salah told him: "I don't know" and denied knowledge of them. Mordechai called him a liar, and Sheikh Salah responded: "My men are brave believers, and they do not know lying or cowardice...Your armed soldiers surrendered themselves when they were captured and kissed the feet of the fighters so they could be released, calling to their mothers." Mordechai left the room.
Sheikh Salah was released in 2000 alongside threats that he would be assassinated if he returned to military activities. So, he did the appropriate thing: quit his job at the University and dedicated all his time to resistance.
Salah, pursued by both the zionist entity and PA, oversaw the launch of the first "Qassam" rocket and several operations that killed dozens of settlers. Under his and Adnan Al-Ghoul's guidance, Al-Qassam began manufacturing their own weapons, making him the "number one enemy" of Ariel Sharon.
Former Shin Bet head Yaakov Peri said: "None succeeded in breaking his will. He is strong and resilient, withstanding all kinds of torture and temptation."
In 2002, IOF warplanes dropped a one-ton bomb on Sheikh Salah's home in Al-Daraj, east of Gaza City, killing 18, including him, his wife Layla Khamees, his daughter Iman (14 years), and commander Zaher Nassar.
Al-Qassam Brigades vowed in a subsequent statement:
We pledge, O Sheikh Abu Mustafa, that we will ensure the zionists hear wailing in every house and see mourning in every street. We vow, O our commander, to deliver a response that pleases Allah, for we have learned from you how to please our Lord.
We pledge, Abu Mustafa, that our eyes will not rest and our eyelids will not close until the zionists see their bodies in every restaurant, station, bus, and on every sidewalk. We make this vow, and you know our commitment, that we will make the zionists curse the hour they thought of killing you. Abu Mustafa, rest in peace, for you have attained the martyrdom you wished for, our commander."
A month later, Jihad Hamada executed an operation that killed 10 settlers and wounded 46 in "Meron." The wailing rose through the second intifada.
Today, Sheikh Salah's legacy is alive within every red triangle, his spirit etched in the heart of the resistance and the annals of struggle.