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- In 1987, during the First Intifada, Yassin co-founded Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, originally calling it the "paramilitary wing" of the Palestinian Muslim Brotherhood, and becoming its spiritual leader.
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Sheikh Ahmed Yassin was the leader of a terrorist organization, one which has proudly taken credit for indiscriminate attacks against civilians, including most recently an attack last week in the Port of Ashdod, which left 10 Israelis dead. He preached hatred, and glorified suicide bombings of buses, restaurants, and cafes.
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- Al-Azhar University, Cairo
Oct 20, 2023 · How did Ahmed Yassin go from a spiritual leader running a charity, to the co-founder of the ferocious political and paramilitary group Hamas?
Shortly after the attack, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi took over the leadership of the movement in the Gaza Strip. Yassin survived an attempt on his life on 6 September 2003. According to Israeli radio, Sharon personally supervised the attack on Yassin.
Jan 1, 2024 · Nineteen years after the killing of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and approximately 85 years after his birth, he remains a contentious figure, condemned by Hamas’s opponents as a “terrorist” leader ...
Yassin was held from May 1989 until October 1997, when he was released in exchange for two Mossad agents following a bungled assassination attempt in 1997 by the Mossad on a Hamas activist in Jordan. Yassin was a leading opponent of the peace process with Israel.
Mar 24, 2004 · On 6 September 2003, Yasin survived an attempt on his life when an Israeli F-16 fighter jet fired several missiles at a home in Gaza city. The ailing resistance leader was slightly wounded....
Dec 21, 2023 · 21.12.2023, 11.40 Uhr. It must have been three or four days after October 7 when the Hamas leader visited his hostages in one of the many tunnels under the Gaza Strip. “Hello, I’m Yahya Sinwar,”...
