Yahya Ayyash

Yahya Ayyash ( March 6 , 1966 - January 5 , 1996 ) was a member and chief bombmaker of the Hamas militant organization. He is credited with introducing the technique of suicide bombing in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . He received a degree in electrical engineering from Beir Zeit University in 1988 . Ayyash became one of the chief bomb-makers for Hamas. In that capacity, he earned the nickname the Engineer ("Al-Muhandis" in Arabic). The bombings he orchestrated caused the deaths of more than 70 Israelis, many of them civilians. These bombings began after the murder of 29 Palestinian civilians by Baruch Goldstein on February 25 , 1994 . The bombings were carried out despite the signing of the Oslo Accords , which Hamas opposed. He was assassinated by the Israeli Shin Bet in 1996 following a massive manhunt. They were able to compromise the uncle of one of Ayyash's fellow Hamas militants, who gave him a cell phone full of explosives. When they confirmed Ayyash was using it, the Shin Bet detonated it, killing him instantly.

Yahya Ayyash Yahya Abd-al-Latif Ayyash (يحيى عياش; February 22, 1966 – January 5, 1996) was the chief bombmaker of Hamas and the leader of the West Bank battalion of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades . In that capacity, he earned the nickname the Engineer ( المهندس, transliterated Al-Muhandis ). Ayyash is credited with advancing the technique of suicide bombing in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . The bombings he orchestrated caused the deaths of approximately 90 Israelis. A master of disguise, Ayyash was the most wanted man in Israel for three years, and the target of a massive manhunt. Ayyash was killed by Israel 's Shin Bet in 1996. Shin Bet tricked a trusted friend of Ayyash's into giving him a bomb-laden cell phone . When Ayyash used it, Shin Bet detonated it, killing him instantly. To Palestinians, he is a celebrated hero who has streets and other locales named in his honor.

Yahya Abd-al-Latif Ayyash ( ) (22 February 1966 – 5 January 1996) was the chief bombmaker of Hamas and the leader of the West Bank battalion of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades . In that capacity, he earned the nickname the Engineer ( , transliterated al-Muhandis ). He is a celebrated hero to Palestinians who have named streets and other locales in his honor.

Palestinian militant and bombmaker (1966–1996) Yahya Abd-al-Latif Ayyash ( ) (6 March 1966 – 5 January 1996) was the chief bombmaker of Hamas and the leader of the West Bank battalion of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades . In that capacity, he earned the nickname the Engineer ( , transliterated al-Muhandis ). Ayyash is credited with advancing the technique of suicide bombing in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict . The bombings he orchestrated caused the deaths of approximately 90 Israelis, many of them civilians. Ayyash is celebrated by local Palestinian communities who have named streets and other locales in his honor. Katz, 256 Former Shin Bet director Carmi Gillon confirmed the story in the documentary The Gatekeepers .

Palestinian militant and bombmaker (1966–1996) Yahya Abd-al-Latif Ayyash ( Arabic : يحيى عياش , romanized : Yaḥyā ʿAyyāš , pronounced [jaħjaː ʕajːaʃ] ; 6 March 1966 – 5 January 1996) was the chief bombmaker of Hamas and the leader of the West Bank battalion of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades . In that capacity, he earned the nickname " the Engineer " ( Arabic : المهندس , romanized : al-Muhandis ). Ayyash is credited with advancing the technique of suicide bombings against Israel by Palestinian militant groups . The bombings he orchestrated killed approximately 90 Israelis, many of them civilians. He was assassinated by the Shin Bet on January 5, 1996, through a booby-trapped mobile phone. Ayyash is celebrated by local Palestinian communities who have named streets and other locales in his honor. His name was also given to the rocket Ayyash-250 produced by Hamas . The Times of Israel . 13 May 2021 .