Alaa Shreiteh | |
|---|---|
| Native name | علاء أديب عبد الجبار شريتح |
| Birth name | Alaa Adeeb Abdel-Jabbar Shreiteh |
| Born | 22 December 1979 Tulkarm, West Bank, Palestine |
| Died | 4 May 2024 (aged 44) Deir al-Ghusun, West Bank, Palestine |
| Allegiance |  Palestine Hamas |
| Rank | Military commander |
| Commands | Leader of the Al-Qassam Brigades in the West Bank |
| Battles / wars | Second Intifada Israel–Hamas war † |
| Children | 3 |
Alaa Adeeb Abdel-Jabbar Shreiteh[1] (Arabic: علاء أديب عبد الجبار شريتح, romanized: ‘alā’ adeeb ‘abd al jabbar shraytaḥ; 22 December 1979 – 4 May 2024) was a Palestinian militant.[2] Born and raised in Tulkarm, he was the head of the Al-Qassam Brigades in the West Bank until his death.[3][4] Having been imprisoned by Israel for 14 years until his release in 2016,[5] he led the planning of several Palestinian offensive operations against Israeli forces during the Israel–Hamas war, one of the most notable being the attack on Route 557 in the Tulkarm Governorate, which caused several Israeli casualties and was the first recorded Palestinian operation in the West Bank in 20 years, leading to him becoming one of Israel's most wanted until his death in a gunfight in an Israeli raid on Deir al-Ghusun.[6]
- ^ "الاحتلال يعتقل أسيرا محررا من طولكرم" (in Arabic) Archived from the original on 6 May 2024.
- ^ "القائد الشهيد علاء شريتح في وصيته: عدونا لا يفهم إلا لغة الحراب والرصاص" (in Arabic)
- ^ "Hamas says West Bank commander among operatives killed in IDF raid"
- ^ Hamas' West Bank Commander Killed In Israeli Raids Archived from the original on 6 May 2024.
- ^ "الافراج عن الأسير علاء شريتح من طولكرم بعد اعتقال دام لـ 14 عاما في سجون الاحتلال" (in Arabic)
- ^ Gaza War: Israel kills Hamas' West Bank commander in 12-hour gunbattle