Osama Mazini
Osama Mazini (Arabic: أسامة مزيني, Åʋsámɑë Mɑzíní, 1966 - 16 October 2023) was a senior political leader of Hamas, a Palestinian paramilitary and political organization with ties to the group's military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.[1]
He was in charge of negotiation affairs dealing with captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.[2]
In a 2006 sermon, he criticized Pope Benedict XVI over the latter's remarks on Islam, saying that the pontiff was criminal and arrogant.[3]
During Israel's air strikes against the Gaza Strip in December 2008, Mazini warned Israel about sending in ground forces, stating "the people of Gaza are waiting to see the Zionist enemy in Gaza to tear them into pieces of flesh."[4]
Mazini was assassinated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 2023 Israel-Hamas war.[5][6][7][8][9]
References
- ^ Airstrikes rock Gaza as truce remains elusive USA Today.
- ^ Hamas leader: mediation has ended with no deal in the case of the Israeli soldier Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine Ma'an News Agency. 2006-12-11.
- ^ Hamas: Pope is Nazi, arrogant, stupid and criminal
- ^ Barzak, Ibrahim. Israel demands monitors as part of a Gaza truce Associated Press. 2008-12-31.
- ^ "Hamas Hostage Negotiator Killed, Israel Says". The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
- ^ "Top Hamas official who handled Shalit file eliminated". Arutz Sheva.
- ^ Halabi, Einav (16 October 2023). "Member of Hamas political bureau, Osama al-Mazini, killed". Ynetnews.
- ^ "IDF says it killed former senior Hamas official who was in charge of Gilad Shalit prisoner file". Times of Israel.
- ^ "IDF assassinates Hamas leader linked to Gilad Shalit prisoner swap". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 17 October 2023.
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