Osama Mazini | |
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أسامة مزيني | |
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| Education Minister of the Gaza Strip | |
| In office 2007–2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Haniyeh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 (1966) |
| Died | (aged 57) Gaza Strip, Palestine |
| Political party | Hamas |
| Occupation | politician |
Osama Mazini (Arabic:أسامة مزيني; 1966 – 16 October 2023) was a Palestinian politician who was a senior leader inHamas. He was a member of theHamas Political Bureau in Gaza until his assassination during theGaza War.
Mazini was in charge of negotiation affairs dealing with capturedIsraeli soldierGilad Shalit.[1]
In a 2006 sermon, he criticizedPope Benedict XVI over the latter's remarks onIslam, saying that thepontiff was "ignorant and stupid", "criminal and arrogant", and "a cruel man, spilling blood, who strove to kill".[2][3]
DuringIsrael's airstrikes in the Gaza Strip during theGaza War in December 2008, Mazini warned Israel about sending in ground forces, stating "the people of Gaza are waiting to see theZionist enemy inGaza to tear them into pieces of flesh."[4]
In the aftermath of theOctober 7 attacks on Israel, Mazini was a member of theHamas Political Bureau in Gaza.[5] Mazini was killed in anairstrike conducted by theIsraeli Air Force on 16 October 2023 during theGaza war. He was 57.[6][7] Hamas confirmed his death on 21 October.[5]
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