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Fatah Sharif | |
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| Native name | فتح شريف ابو الامين |
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| Died | (2024-09-29)29 September 2024 Al-Bass refugee camp,Tyre, Lebanon |
| Cause of death | Assassination byairstrike |
| Allegiance |  Hamas |
Fatah Sharif Abu Al-Amin (Arabic:فتح شريف ابو الامين; also spelledFateh Sherif Abu el-Amin) (died 29 September 2024) was a Palestinian[1] who was the principal of the UNRWA-run 'Deir Yassin' school in Lebanon until his suspension in March 2024. He served as member of the movement’s leadership ofHamas in Lebanon.[2][3][4] He was killed in anIsraeli Air Force strike as part ofSeptember 2024 Israeli attacks against Lebannon, along with his wife and two children, in theAl-Bass refugee camp inTyre district,southern Lebanon.[4]
In March 2024, UNRWA in Lebanon announced his suspension from his position as a teacher for the agency due to what was described as a "violation of agency protocols" after he praised the7 October attack[needs independent confirmation]. He was suspended for three months. Following his suspension, dozens of activists protested the decision in front of UNRWA offices in Beirut.[4][5][6]
According to theIsrael Defense Forces, Sharif was "in charge of coordinating Hamas activities from Lebanon with elements ofHezbollah, and was also responsible for strengthening the organization's efforts in Lebanon in the field of recruiting agents and purchasing weapons". He also led efforts to "build Hamas' power in Lebanon and worked to promote Hamas' interests in the arena, both politically and militarily".[7][unreliable source?][needs independent confirmation]. Hamas in a press release confirmed that ‘Fatah Sahriv was the Hamas leader in Lebanon and a member of the movement's leadership abroad’.[8][9][10][11]
On 29 September 2024, during theIsraeli Air Force'sSeptember 2024 Israeli attacks against Lebannon, he was killed, along with his wife and two children, in the Al-Bass refugee camp in Tyre district, southern Lebanon.[12][13] Hamas later confirmed his death.[14] Hamas praised him posthumously for his "educational and jihadist work."[15]
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