Ahmed Jabari

Ahmed al-Ja'abari ( Arabic : أحمد الجعبري) is a leading commander of the military wing of Hamas in Gaza . He has been credited as a leader in the takeover of Gaza by Hamas and the firing of Qassam rockets into Israel . A report by The Jerusalem Post in late December 2008 suggested that Ja'abari may have been killed during the Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip ; his home in the suburbs of Gaza City was said to have been hit and destroyed by an IDF airstrike. However, a July 2009 article in Haaretz spoke of Ja'abari still controlling the Hamas military wing. In August 2004, an Israeli rocket strike on Ja'abari's home killed five others, but he survived.

Ahmed al-Jabari ( ; 1960 – 14 November 2012; also known as Abu Mohammad ) (the last name is otherwise also written as Jaabari or Ja'bari or Ja'abari) was a Palestinian militant and the second-in-command of the military wing of Hamas . He was credited as the leader in the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip , and played a role in the capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit . Under his command, Hamas developed its own growing weapons capability and acquired longer-range rockets. While at the Islamic University of Gaza , Jabari joined Fatah , which advocated armed struggle against Israel . In 1982, he was arrested by the Israeli authorities and imprisoned for 13 years. After being released he joined Fatah's Islamist rival Hamas' militant wing and was believed to have been involved in the bombing of a bus in Kfar Darom , following which he was arrested by the Preventive Security Force of the Palestinian Authority in 1998, being released the following year. In 2002, Jabari became the acting operational head of Hamas' militant wing when Mohammad Deif was seriously wounded in an Israeli attack. In this position Jabari was also a high-ranking official within Hamas' political leadership, as well as the founder of the Nur Association, which aimed to help "martyrs and prisoners." The Israeli Air Force and Shin Bet conducted a targeted air strike on 14 November 2012, a part of Operation Pillar of Defense , killing Jabari while he was travelling in a car. The decision to liquidate him, according to Haaretz analyst, Reuven Pedatzur, arose from a decision by Israeli decision-makers to attack Hamas rather than seek a ceasefire. Jabari was the highest-level Hamas official killed in Gaza since the 2008 Gaza War . The New York Times . 17 November 2012 . The New York Times . p. Voice of America . 15 November 2012 .

Ahmed al-Jabari ( ; 1960 – 14 November 2012; also known as Abu Mohammad ) (the last name is otherwise also written as Jaabari or Ja'bari or Ja'abari) was a senior leader and second-in-command of the military wing of Hamas , the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades . He was widely credited as the leader in the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip , and commanded the 2006 Hamas cross border raid which resulted in the capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit . Under his command along with chief logistics officer Mahmoud al-Mabhouh , Hamas significantly developed its own military weapons capability by acquiring longer-range guided missiles and rockets. While at the Islamic University of Gaza , Jabari joined Fatah , which advocated armed struggle against Israel . In 1982, he was arrested by the Israeli authorities and imprisoned for 13 years. After being released he joined Fatah's Islamist rival Hamas' militant wing and was believed to have been involved in the bombing of a bus in Kfar Darom , following which he was arrested by the Preventive Security Force of the Palestinian Authority in 1998, being released the following year. In 2002, Jabari became the acting operational head of Hamas' military wing when Mohammad Deif was seriously wounded in an Israeli airstrike. In this position Jabari was also a high-ranking official within Hamas' political leadership, as well as the founder of the Nur Association, which aimed to help "martyrs and prisoners." The Israeli Air Force and Shin Bet conducted a targeted precision air strike on 14 November 2012, a part of Operation Pillar of Defense , killing Jabari while he was travelling in a car. The decision to liquidate him, according to Haaretz analyst, Reuven Pedatzur, arose from a decision by Israeli military to attack Hamas rather than seek a ceasefire. Jabari was the highest-level Hamas official killed in Gaza since the 2008 Gaza War . The New York Times . 17 November 2012 . The New York Times . p. Voice of America . 15 November 2012 .

Palestinian militant and senior leader of Hamas (1960–2012) Ahmed al-Jabari ( ; 1960 – ( 2012-11-14 ) 14 November 2012; also known as Abu Mohammad ) was a senior leader and second-in-command of the military wing of Hamas , the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades . He was widely credited as the leading figure in the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip , and commanded the 2006 Hamas cross-border raid which resulted in the capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit . Under his command, along with chief logistics officer Mahmoud al-Mabhouh , Hamas developed its own military weapons capability significantly by acquiring longer-range guided missiles and rockets. While at the Islamic University of Gaza , Jabari joined Fatah , a Palestinian organization that advocated for an armed struggle against Israel . In 1982, he was arrested by the Israeli authorities and imprisoned for 13 years. After being released he joined Fatah's Islamist rival Hamas' militant wing and was believed to have been involved in the bombing of a bus in Kfar Darom , following which he was arrested by the Preventive Security Force of the Palestinian Authority in 1998, being released the following year. In 2002, Jabari became the acting operational head of Hamas' military wing when Mohammad Deif was seriously wounded in an Israeli airstrike. In this position Jabari was also a high-ranking official within Hamas' political leadership, as well as the founder of the Nur Association, which aimed to help "martyrs and prisoners." The Israeli Air Force and Shin Bet conducted a targeted precision air strike on 14 November 2012, a part of Operation Pillar of Defense , killing Jabari while he was travelling in a car. The decision to liquidate him, according to Haaretz analyst Reuven Pedatzur, arose from a decision by Israeli military to attack Hamas rather than seek a ceasefire. Jabari was the highest-level Hamas official killed in Gaza since the 2008 Gaza War . There are <ref group=Note> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a template (see the help page ). The New York Times . 17 November 2012 . The New York Times . p. Voice of America . 15 November 2012 .