Ihab al-Ghussein | |
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إيهاب الغصين | |
| Deputy Labor Minister of Palestine | |
| In office 2020 – 7 July 2024 | |
| President | Mahmoud Abbas |
| Minister of Communications | |
| In office 2012–2020 | |
| President | Mahmoud Abbas |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Haniyeh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1979-05-12)12 May 1979 |
| Died | 7 July 2024(2024-07-07) (aged 45) |
| Cause of death | Israeliairstrike |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Political party | Hamas |
| Children | 1 (deceased) |
| Education | Islamic University of Gaza |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ihab al-Ghussein (Arabic:إيهاب الغصين; 12 May 1979 – 7 July 2024) was a Palestinian politician who served as thede facto spokesman of theInterior Ministry of thePalestinian Authority based in theHamas-administeredGaza Strip.[1]
Al-Gussein was born on 12 May 1979.[2]
In 2012, he became the director of the Communications Ministry in the Gaza Strip until 2020, when he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Labor.[2][3] He was involved in merging the Executive Force of Hamas into the Palestinian security forces which includes police, national and internal security, civil defense forces and firefighters.[4] Al-Ghussein ordered the release of 150 prisoners who were members ofFatah and other Palestinian factions.[5] During Israel's air strikes against Hamas government buildings in2008–2009 Gaza War, in which Israel claimed it killed Hamas operatives launching rockets, al-Ghussein replied that those killed were "Gazans at work, not activists launching rockets as Israel."[6]
On 7 July 2024, during theGaza war, an Israeli airstrike on theHoly Family Catholic School inGaza City killed al-Ghussein and three others, according to reports by Palestinian media.[7][8] Hamas confirmed his death and said an earlier airstrike on a home killed his wife and daughter. Al-Ghussein was 45.[9]
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