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According to [[Matthew Levitt]] of the [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]], a think tank, Arouri, "has been a key figure behind Hamas’ efforts to rejuvenate the group’s terrorist networks in the West Bank.”<ref name=McCoyWar/> Levitt asserts that he has dispatched, "dozens of operatives" to Israel with funds to carry out the terror kidnapping of Israelis with the goal of obtaining kidnap-pees to [[List of Israeli prisoner exchanges|exchange for Palestinian security prisoners]].<ref name=McCoyWar/> |
According to [[Matthew Levitt]] of the [[Washington Institute for Near East Policy]], a think tank, Arouri, "has been a key figure behind Hamas’ efforts to rejuvenate the group’s terrorist networks in the West Bank.”<ref name=McCoyWar/> Levitt asserts that he has dispatched, "dozens of operatives" to Israel with funds to carry out the terror kidnapping of Israelis with the goal of obtaining kidnap-pees to [[List of Israeli prisoner exchanges|exchange for Palestinian security prisoners]].<ref name=McCoyWar/> |
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Al-Arouri was responsible for the [[2014 kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers]].<ref>{{cite news|title=In first, Hamas official takes credit for kidnap and murder of Israeli teens|url=http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/In-first-Hamas-official-takes-credit-for-kidnap-and-murder-of-Israeli-teens-371703|accessdate=20 August 2014|publisher=The Jerusalem Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kais|first1=Roi|title=Hamas admits to kidnapping three Israeli teens|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4561387,00.html|accessdate=20 August 2014|publisher=YNET}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.611676|title=Hamas claims responsibility for three Israeli teens' kidnapping and murder|date=21 August 2014|work=Haaretz.com|accessdate=23 September 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/21/hamas-kidnapping-three-israeli-teenagers-saleh-al-arouri-qassam-brigades Hamas official: we were behind the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers ] The Guardian Retrieved 21 August 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/11048705/Hamas-kidnapped-three-teenagers-leading-figure-says.html Hamas kidnapped three teenagers, leading figure says] The Telegraph Retrieved 22nd August 2014</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hamas official admits group abducted, killed Israeli teens|url=http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/08/21/hamas-official-admits-group-orchestrated-abductions-and-killings-israeli-teens/|accessdate=22 August 2014|agency=Fox News}}</ref> |
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Al-Arouri is regarded as the author of a recent series of incidents of [[terrorism]] in Israel, including the [[2015 Shuvat Rachel shooting]] and the [[Shooting of Danny Gonen]].<ref name=Limor>{{cite news|last1=Limor|first1=YoavLimor|title=Hamas cell arrested over deadly Shvut Rachel terrorist attack|url=http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=13235|accessdate=23 July 2015|publisher=[[Israel HaYom]]|date=20 July 2015}}</ref> |
Al-Arouri is regarded as the author of a recent series of incidents of [[terrorism]] in Israel, including the [[2015 Shuvat Rachel shooting]] and the [[Shooting of Danny Gonen]].<ref name=Limor>{{cite news|last1=Limor|first1=YoavLimor|title=Hamas cell arrested over deadly Shvut Rachel terrorist attack|url=http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=13235|accessdate=23 July 2015|publisher=[[Israel HaYom]]|date=20 July 2015}}</ref> |
Revision as of 17:22, 23 July 2015
Saleh al-Arouri is a prominent leader of Hamas and founding commander of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the Hamas military.
Al-Arouri founded the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.[1] The government of the United States accuses Arouri of having been, "a high-ranking Hamas military leader dating back to his role as a Hamas student cell leader at Hebron University in the early 1990s."[1]
When he was released from prison in Israel in 2007, he told interviewers that he abjured terrorist attacks, asserting that Hamas is “harmed if we target civilians.”[2][1] He was deported by Israel shortly after his release form prison, and now lived in Turkey.[1]
According to Matthew Levitt of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a think tank, Arouri, "has been a key figure behind Hamas’ efforts to rejuvenate the group’s terrorist networks in the West Bank.”[1] Levitt asserts that he has dispatched, "dozens of operatives" to Israel with funds to carry out the terror kidnapping of Israelis with the goal of obtaining kidnap-pees to exchange for Palestinian security prisoners.[1]
Al-Arouri was responsible for the 2014 kidnapping and murder of Israeli teenagers.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Al-Arouri is regarded as the author of a recent series of incidents of terrorism in Israel, including the 2015 Shuvat Rachel shooting and the Shooting of Danny Gonen.[9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f McCoy, Terrance (10 July 2014). "The enigmatic Hamas leader allegedly behind the Israeli kidnappings that ignited war". Washington Post. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ Mitnick, Joshua (18 March 2007). "Freed Hamas leader shuns terror tactics". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "In first, Hamas official takes credit for kidnap and murder of Israeli teens". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ Kais, Roi. "Hamas admits to kidnapping three Israeli teens". YNET. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Hamas claims responsibility for three Israeli teens' kidnapping and murder". Haaretz.com. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ Hamas official: we were behind the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers The Guardian Retrieved 21 August 2014
- ^ Hamas kidnapped three teenagers, leading figure says The Telegraph Retrieved 22nd August 2014
- ^ "Hamas official admits group abducted, killed Israeli teens". Fox News. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ Limor, YoavLimor (20 July 2015). "Hamas cell arrested over deadly Shvut Rachel terrorist attack". Israel HaYom. Retrieved 23 July 2015.