Executions and assassinations in the West Bank and Jerusalem
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Executions and assassinations in the West Bank region of the Palestinian territories, and the divided city of Jerusalem.
17 October 2001[edit]
Rehavam Ze'evi (Hebrew: רחבעם זאבי was assassinated on 17 October 2001, by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades in retaliation for Israel's assassination of Abu Ali Mustafa, the Secretary General of the PFLP. He was an Israeli general and politician who founded the far-right nationalist Moledet party, mainly advocating for cleansing of the complete Palestinian population through population transfer.[1]
Lions' Den 2023[edit]
The Lions' Den militant group (Arabic: عرين الأسود, romanized: ʿArīn al-ʾUsud) is a Palestinian militant group operating in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.[2] The group emerged in August 2022, a year of increased violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, and takes its moniker from Ibrahim al-Nablusi, a prominent militant from Nablus, nicknamed The Lion of Nablus, who was killed in an Israeli raid.[3][4] The Lions' Den in Nablus in the West Bank executed one of their members for sharing information with the Israeli security services that led to the assassination of several leaders of the group. The young man had been bribed and blackmailed by Shin Bet allegedly using a video of if him having sex with a male partner.[5][6][7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Zeevi profile". the Guardian. 18 October 2001.
- ^ Kingsley, Patrick; Yazbek, Hiba (4 March 2023). "In West Bank, New Armed Groups Emerge, and Dormant Ones Stir". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Four Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in West Bank". Le Monde. 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Lions' Den – Mapping Palestinian Politics – European Council on Foreign Relations". 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Palestinian terror group Lion's Den claims it executed an Israeli spy in Nablus". 9 April 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Lions' Den execute man accused of informing for Israel". The New Arab (London). 10 April 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ Amun, Fadi (9 April 2023). "Militant group Lion's Den announces execution of Palestinian for collaborating with Israel". Haaretz. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Fearing Israeli retaliation, Lions' Den chief turns himself in to PA". I24news. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.