Saleh al-Arouri
Saleh Muhammad Sulayman al-Arouri was a Palestinian politician and senior leader of Hamas and a founding commander of its military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. He was also said to be the deputy chairman of Hamas's political bureau, and Hamas's military commander of the West Bank, although he lived in Lebanon at the time of his assassination.
Some of the key events about Saleh al-Arouri
- 1984Graduated from Hebron University with a degree in Islamic Law
- 1992Became involved in Hamas' political activities
- 1992Arrested by Israeli authorities and sentenced to 18 years in prison for involvement with Hamas
- 1999Appointed as a member of Hamas' political bureau
- 2007Released from prison and deported to Syria
- 2010Played a key role in negotiating the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit
- 2010Accused by Israel of involvement in the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers
- 2012Helped establish Hamas' presence in Turkey
- 2014Participated in ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel
- 2014Publicly praised the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank
- 2015Appointed as deputy head of Hamas' political bureau
- 2015Designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the U.S. Department of the Treasury
- 2017Played a significant role in reconciliation talks between Hamas and Fatah
- 2018Led Hamas delegation in talks with Egyptian officials
- 2018Sanctioned by the U.S. government for directing and funding Hamas military operations in the West Bank
- 2019Accused by Israel of orchestrating multiple terrorist attacks from Lebanon
- 2021Involved in negotiating a prisoner exchange deal with Israel
- 2021Threatened Israel with "regional war" if Palestinian families were evicted from Sheikh Jarrah
- 2022Warned of an "explosion" in the West Bank due to Israeli policies
- 2023Killed in a drone strike in Beirut, which was widely attributed to Israel
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