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RAMALLAH, Sunday, April 16, 2023 (WAFA) – On this day in 1988, Khalil al-Wazir, better known by his nom de guerre Abu Jihad, the co-founder of PLO's Fatah and the right-hand man of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, was executed by Israel's Mossad in his exile in the Tunisian capital Tunis.
Jan 31, 2018 · Jan. 31, 2018. A reader might begin a 750-page history of killing committed by Israel’s intelligence services with some trepidation; the tightrope is high, and it’s shaky. Much of the truth is...
Khalil al-Wazir was born on 10 October 1935, in the town of Ramla, Palestine. He was forced to leave his hometown in July 1948 when Zionist militias occupied Ramla and evicted its inhabitants. He and his family made their way to Ramallah and Hebron before settling in Gaza.
Apr 16, 2023 · Biography | On this day 35 years ago, an Israeli military unit assassinated Khalil al-Wazir in his house in Tunis. al-Wazir was among the founders of the Fatah movement, then deputy to the General Commander of the forces of the Palestinian Revolution, and one of the architects of the first Intifada.
Khalil Ibrahim al-Wazir was a Palestinian leader and co-founder of the nationalist party Fatah. As a top aide of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Chairman Yasser Arafat, al-Wazir had considerable influence in Fatah's military activities, eventually becoming the commander of Fatah's armed wing al-Assifa.
Apr 15, 2020 · Investigating the 1988 killing of key Palestinian figure Khalil al-Wazir, or Abu Jihad, by Israeli commandos in Tunisia.
Khalil al-Wazir, also known as Abu Jihad, is one of the founders of Fateh and is. now Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Palestinian forces. Along with his aides. headed by the late Abu al-Walid, Khalil al-Wazir planned and helped execute the defense of West Beirut during the 1982 Israeli invasion.
