Alaa Shreiteh
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Alaa Adeeb Abd al-Jabbar Tahir Shreiteh | |
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| Native name | علاء أديب عبد الجبار طاهر شريتح |
| Born | 1979 Tulkarm, West Bank |
| Died | 4 May 2024 (aged 44) Deir al-Ghusun, West Bank, Turlkarm Governorate |
| Allegiance |  Hamas and  Palestine |
| Rank | Military Commander |
| Commands held | Leader of the Ezzedeen al-Qassam Brigades in the West bank |
| Battles/wars | Second Intifada Israel–Hamas war |
| Children | 3 |
Alaa Adeeb Abd al-Jabbar Tahir Shreiteh (Arabic: علاء أديب عبد الجبار طاهر شريتح, romanized: ‘alā’ adeeb ‘abd al jabbar ṭahir shraytaḥ[1] 22 December 1979 – 4 May 2024) was a Palestinian militant,[2] born and raised in Turlkarm, he was the head of the Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades in the West Bank until his death,[3][4] he was imprisoned by Israel for 14 years until his release in 2016,[5]during the Israel-Hamas war he led the planning of several Palestinian offensive operations against Israeli forces, 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, before his death in a gunfight in an Israeli raid on Deir al-Ghusun[6]
Life and military career
[edit]Alaa Shreiteh was born in Tulkarm on 22 December 1979, where he grew up and received his education.[3][7]
He was arrested by Israel on 26 November 2002 for being a member of Hamas and for orchestrating attacks using improvised explosive devices in the Second Intifada, he faced "severe torture" during interrogation, before being released on 24 March 2016 after spending 14 years in Israeli prison.[8][9]
After his release, he married, fathering 3 children,[10] he later continued his university education, in the domain of Islamic Sharia, however he did not complete it due to his death.[3]
He became a military commander in the West Bank,[11][12][13] where he led the planning of various Palestinian military operations against Israel, notably the 2 November 2023 attack on route 557, which was the first Palestinian military operation in the West Bank in 20 years[14][15] Shreiteh was then pursued by Israel, which raided his home several times, before finally killing him on 4 May 2024.[16][17]
His death
[edit]Battle
[edit]At around 11:00 on Friday 3 May 2024 Alaa Shreiteh and 3 other member of the Ezzedeenn Al-Qassam Brigades were surrounded by the Israeli army in a house in the town of Deir al-Ghusun in the Tulkarm Governorate, where a violent clash ensued between them, followed by the arrival of Israeli reinforcements with more than 50 military vehicles and 4 military bulldozers, the Israeli army kept the house surrounded for 15 hours, during which air and drone strikes were called on the house, then it was fully bulldozed with everyone inside using the military bulldozers, Israel then announced that it had succeeded in killing Shreiteh and the 3 other members, alongside a fifth whose identity is unknown[3][18][19][20]
Funeral
[edit]His body was buried in Turkalm on 15 May 2024 with the attendance of thousands of Palestinians,[21] after the identity of his body was confirmed according to a DNA test, the funeral procession set off from the Martyr Dr. Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital towards his home on "Haddadeen street", where he was given a “last farewell look”, then he was transported to "Uthman Ibn Affan mosque" where prayers were prayed on him, before being buried in the western cemetery[22][23][24]
- ^ "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)
- ^ a b c d "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
- ^ "الجيش الإسرائيلي يقتل 5 فلسطينيين في طولكرم" (in Arabic)
- ^ https://www.alwatanvoice.com/arabic/news/2016/03/24/890620.html(in Arabic)
- ^ "أسير في جلبوع يعاني من حمى البحر المتوسط" (in Arabic)
- ^ "شهداء خلية كتائب القسام في طولكرم... عمليات نوعية تلبية لغزة" (in Arabic)
- ^ "القائد الشهيد علاء شريتح في وصيته: عدونا لا يفهم إلا لغة الحراب والرصاص" (in Arabic). 2024-05-05. Archived from the original on 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
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- ^ ""أول عملية موثقة منذ 20 عامًا .. كتائب القسام في الضفة تكشف تفاصيل جديدة في عملية "بيت ليد"" (in Arabic). 2023-11-11. Archived from the original on 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "القسام توثق بالفيديو عمليتين ضد جنود الاحتلال بالضفة" (in Arabic). 2023-11-12. Archived from the original on 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
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- ^ "ماذا جاء في وصية الشهيد علاء شريتح؟" (in Arabic). 2024-05-05. Archived from the original on 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "(محدث) 5 شهداء في دير الغصون" (in Arabic). 2024-05-04. Archived from the original on 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "شهداء واعتقال ودمار- الاحتلال ينسحب من دير الغصون شمال طولكرم" (in Arabic). 2024-05-04. Archived from the original on 2024-05-06. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ "كتائب عز الدين القسام تعلن مقتل 3 من عناصرها بمعركة مع الجيش الإسرائيلي في الضفة الغربية" (in Arabic). 2024-05-05. Archived from the original on 2024-05-10. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ "آلاف المواطنين في طولكرم يشيعون الشهيد القسامي علاء شريتح" (in Arabic). 2024-05-15. Archived from the original on 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "تشييع جثمان الشهيد علاء شريتح في طولكرم" (in Arabic). 2024-05-15. Archived from the original on 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "جماهير غفيرة تشيّع الشهيد القسامي القائد علاء شريتح في طولكرم" (in Arabic). 2024-05-15. Archived from the original on 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ "تشييع جثمان الشهيد علاء شريتح في طولكرم" (in Arabic). 2024-05-15. Archived from the original on 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2024-05-16.