Ibrahim Hamed
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Ibrahim Hamed (إبراهيم حامد; born 1965 in Silwad[1] (age 59–60)) is a Hamas military commander in the West Bank who ordered suicide bombing attacks during the Second Intifada[2] which he claimed is due to Israeli attacks on Palestinians until he was apprehended by Israeli Yamam unit on 23 May 2006.[3] Israeli authorities accused him of being responsible for 96 civilian deaths.[2]
Ibrahim Hamed was serving 45 life sentences in Israeli prison for orchestrating many suicide attacks in Israel that killed dozens of civilians.[4]
It appeared that Hamed was interned under consecutive 6-month administrative detention orders by the Israeli government.
Israel tried Hamed in military court, and on 27 June 2012 he was convicted of killing 46 people.[5]
In January 2025, the release of Hamed was agreed upon as part of the 2025 Gaza war ceasefire, aimed at securing the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.[6]
Attacks attributed to Ibrahim Hamed
- According to Israeli security sources on 1 December 2001, Hamed dispatched two suicide bombers who blew up in Zion Square and Ben Yehuda St. in Jerusalem killing 11 people and injuring dozens.[2]
- On 9 March 2002, a Hamas suicide bomber dispatched by Hamed blew himself up at Café Moment bombing in Jerusalem killing 12 people.[2]
- Six people were killed in a suicide attack planned by Hamed at the Sheffield Club in Rishon LeZion on 7 March that same year.[2]
- Hebrew University massacre: A bomb planted in a cafeteria at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem killed nine students on 31 July 2002.[2]
- Café Hillel bombing: 9 September 2003 in Jerusalem.[2]
- Tzrifin bus stop attack 9 September 2003.[2]
Notes
- ^ Levinson, Chaim (12 October 2011). "Barghouti, Ze'evi Assassin Among Prisoners to Be Freed". Haaretz. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Efrat Weiss (23 May 2006). "Top Hamas fugitive nabbed". Ynetnews. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ Amos Harel (23 May 2006). "IDF arrests most-wanted Hamas bomb mastermind in West Bank". Haaretz. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ أسماء بعض الأسرى المقرر الإفراج عنهم [Some of the names of prisoners to be released] (in Arabic). paltimes.net. 12 October 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- ^ "Israel: Hamas Leader Convicted". The New York Times. Associated Press. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ "Gaza ceasefire: Who are the most prominent Palestinians held by Israel?". January 17, 2025.