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Mahmoud Abdel Rauf al-Mabhouh ( Arabic : محمود عبد الرؤوف المبحوح; February 14, 1960 –January 19, 2010) was a senior Hamas military commander and one of the founders of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades .1He was involved in several actions against Israel, including the abduction and murder of two Israeli soldiers.2In recent years, Mabhouh was also alleged to have played a key role in forging secret connections between the Hamas government in Gaza and the Al-Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards in Iran .3Al-Mabhouh was killed in the five-star Al Bustan Rotana Hotel in Dubai on January 19, 2010, having arrived in the country earlier that day from Syria using one of his five passports, under the fake name of Abdul Raaouf Mohamed .4The Dubai police have voiced their suspicions that he was murdered in his hotel room, with accounts of the cause of death ranging from suffocation to electrocution. Controversy has arisen over speculation that his death may have been an Israeli government-sanctioned assassination , and allegations that the assassins used fraudulently obtained European and Australian passports. At the time of his murder Mabhouh was wanted by the Israeli, Egyptian and Jordanian governments. "Hamas aide: Leader murdered in Dubai smuggled weapons" . gulfnews. 3 March 2010 .5
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Mahmoud Abdel Rauf al-Mabhouh ( ; 14 February 1960 – 19 January 2010) was a senior Hamas military commander and one of the founders of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades , the military affiliate of Hamas.He is remembered for his assassination in Dubai (widely seen as an operation of Mossad , the Israeli foreign intelligence agency) and the diplomatic crisis his assassination triggered over Israelis allegedly using fraudulent foreign passports to carry it out.As an al-Qassam Brigades operative, Al-Mabhouh was involved in resistance activities targeting Israel, including the abduction and killing of two Israeli soldiers in 1989.In more recent years, al-Mabhouh had assumed an important role procuring weapons for the al-Qassam Brigades.In 2010, journalists Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv alleged that Mabhouh had played a key role in forging secret connections between the Hamas government in Gaza and the Al-Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards in Iran .Al-Mabhouh was killed in the five-star Al Bustan Rotana Hotel in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , on 19 January 2010, having arrived in the country earlier that day from Syria under an alias and using one of several passports.According to police, al-Mabhouh was drugged and then suffocated with a pillow.Widespread speculation, which Dubai police allegations support, is that he was killed by Israeli Mossad assassins .Allegations that the assassins used fraudulently obtained passports from several countries led to the arrests and expulsions of Israeli officials in several European countries and Australia.
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Mahmoud Abdel Rauf al-Mabhouh ( ; 14 February 1960 – 19 January 2010) was the chief of logistics and weapons procurement for Hamas 's military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades .He is remembered for his assassination in Dubai (widely seen as an operation by Mossad , the Israeli foreign intelligence agency) and the diplomatic crisis his assassination triggered after Mossad agents allegedly used forged foreign passports to carry out the killing.As Hamas's logistics officer, Al-Mabhouh oversaw the transfer of advanced weapons from Iran such as anti tank missiles, guided missiles and rockets to Hamas in Gaza for the purpose of targeting Israel.He also planned the abduction and killing of two Israeli soldiers in Gaza in 1989.In more recent years, al-Mabhouh had played an important role in procuring weapons for the al-Qassam Brigades .In 2010, journalists Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv alleged that al-Mabhouh had played a vital role as the middleman in forging secret relationships between Hamas and the Quds Force in Iran . Al-Mabhouh was killed in the five-star Al Bustan Rotana Hotel in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , on 19 January 2010, having arrived in the country earlier that day from Syria under an alias and using one of several passports. According to police, al-Mabhouh was drugged, electrocuted and then suffocated with a pillow. Widespread speculation, which Dubai police allegations support, is that he was killed by Israeli Mossad agents . Allegations that the agents used fraudulently obtained passports from several countries led to the arrests and expulsions of several Israeli officials and diplomats in several European countries and Australia.
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Hamas commander (1960–2010) Mahmoud Abdel Rauf al-Mabhouh ( ; 14 February 1960 – 19 January 2010) was the chief of logistics and weapons procurement for Hamas 's military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades . He is remembered for his assassination in Dubai (widely seen as an operation by Mossad , the Israeli foreign intelligence agency) and the diplomatic crisis his assassination triggered after Mossad agents allegedly used forged foreign passports to carry out the killing. As Hamas's logistics officer, Al-Mabhouh oversaw the transfer of advanced weapons from Iran such as anti tank missiles, guided missiles and rockets to Hamas in Gaza for the purpose of targeting Israel. He also planned the abduction and killing of two Israeli soldiers in Gaza in 1989. In more recent years, al-Mabhouh had played an important role in procuring weapons for the al-Qassam Brigades . In 2010, journalists Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv alleged that al-Mabhouh had played a vital role as the middleman in forging secret relationships between Hamas and the Quds Force in Iran . Al-Mabhouh was killed in the five-star Al Bustan Rotana Hotel in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , on 19 January 2010, having arrived in the country earlier that day from Syria under an alias and using one of several passports. According to police, al-Mabhouh was drugged, electrocuted and then suffocated with a pillow. Widespread speculation, which Dubai police allegations support, is that he was killed by Israeli Mossad agents . Allegations that the agents used fraudulently obtained passports from several countries led to the arrests and expulsions of several Israeli officials and diplomats in several European countries and Australia.
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Hamas commander (1960–2010) Mahmoud Abdel Rauf al-Mabhouh ( Arabic : محمود عبد الرؤوف المبحوح ; 14 February 1960 – 19 January 2010) was the chief of logistics and weapons procurement for Hamas 's military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades . He is remembered for his assassination in Dubai (widely seen as an operation by Mossad , the Israeli foreign intelligence agency) and the diplomatic crisis his assassination triggered after Mossad agents allegedly used forged foreign passports to carry out the killing. history leaders As Hamas's logistics officer, Al-Mabhouh oversaw the transfer of advanced weapons from Iran such as anti tank missiles, guided missiles and rockets to Hamas in Gaza for the purpose of targeting Israel. He also planned the abduction and killing of two Israeli soldiers in Gaza in 1989. In more recent years, al-Mabhouh had played an important role in procuring weapons for the al-Qassam Brigades . In 2010, journalists Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv alleged that al-Mabhouh had played a vital role as the middleman in forging secret relationships between Hamas and the Quds Force in Iran . Al-Mabhouh was killed in the five-star Al Bustan Rotana Hotel in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , on 19 January 2010, having arrived in the country earlier that day from Syria under an alias and using one of several passports. According to police, al-Mabhouh was drugged, electrocuted and then suffocated with a pillow. Widespread speculation, which Dubai police allegations support, is that he was killed by Israeli Mossad agents . Allegations that the agents used fraudulently obtained passports from several countries led to the arrests and expulsions of several Israeli officials and diplomats in several European countries and Australia.
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senior hamas military commander and one of the founders of the izz ad-din al-qassam brigades
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chief of logistics and weapons procurement for hamas 's military wing
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