Attributed to „security sources” Senior Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terrorist targeted in northern Gaza Strip today Today, November 1st 2005, security forces targeted Hassan Atiya Hassan Mad’hun, a senior Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terrorist responsible for the deaths of 20 Israelis and a Palestinian in numerous attacks. The IAF targeted Hassan Mad’hun’s vehicle in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. Hassan Mad’hun, aged 32 and a resident of the Jabaliya refugee camp was a chief instigator of terror activity in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of 2004. He was responsible for the launching of rockets at Israel during the recent period in general and in the last few days. Mad’hun was additionally involved in planning and dispatching numerous lethal terror attacks against Israeli targets: October 28-31, 2005 The El Aqsa Martyrs Brigades infrastructure, guided by Mad’hun, was involved in the launching of Qassam rockets at Israeli targets. June 20 2005 Mad’hun dispatched 21-year old Wafaa Samir Ibrahim Bass to carry out a suicide bombing inside Israel. Bass arrived at the crossing and used medical authorizations issued for her as she had a medical observation planned. She had intended to carry out the suicide attack in an Israeli hospital in Bee’r Sheva where she had received medical treatment in the past for injuries sustained in an accident. She aroused the suspicion of the soldiers as she was going through the security checks and then attempted to detonate the explosive belt at the crossing. May 20 2005 Mad’hun dispatched a joint terror attack with the Hamas and Resistance Committees terror organizations in the Kfar Darom area. Three terrorists had planned to infiltrate the community and carry out an attack. During the attack the terrorists hurled hand grenades and opened fire repeatedly at the community and at the security forces who responded to the attack. January 13 2005 Mad’hun was responsible for the bomb detonated at the Karni goods crossing near the wall separating the Israeli and Palestinian sides. Following the explosion 3 terrorists infiltrated through the hole created in the wall and opened fire at the Israelis at the crossing. 6 Israelis were killed and 5 were wounded in the attack. August 2004 Mad’hun dispatched Hamad A Karem Hamad Abu-Lahiya, born in 1981 and a resident of the Jabaliya refugee camp and smuggled him into Israel. Abu-Lahiya was arrested in Baqa El Garbia in December 2004 and stated in his investigation that he had been smuggled into Israel as a „sleeper” terrorist through the Erez security crossing using falsified documentation claiming that he had cancer and was in need of medical treatments from an Israeli hospital in central Israel. Mad’hun carried out the infiltration in cooperation with the Hamas and Resistance Committees terror organizations. May 2004 Mad’hun in cooperation with Hamas attempted to carry out a suicide bombing inside Israel by smuggling terrorists through the Karni goods crossing inside a goods container with the help of Mou’in Atalla, a Palestinian Authority intelligence officer who worked on the Palestinian side of the crossing. Mad’hun was arrested for this reason on June 4th 2004. March 14 2004 In cooperation with Hamas, Mad’hun was responsible for a double suicide bombing in Ashdod in which two suicide bombers, who had infiltrated Israel by hiding in a goods container, exploded in the Ashdod harbor, killing 10 Israeli civilians and wounding 12. January 14 2004 Mad’hun was involved in a suicide bombing carried out at the Erez security crossing by a Palestinian woman, in which 4 Israelis and a Palestinian were killed, and 8 were wounded. Mad’hun has been involved in mortar shell and shooting attacks and in the detonation of explosive devices against IDF forces in the past years. Information possessed by security forces indicates that Mad’hun was also recently involved in the planning of several additional attacks, including the smuggling of terrorists through the Karni goods crossing to carry out attacks inside Israel, and the direction of operatives in the West Bank to carry out attacks against Israeli targets. It should be noted that information on Mad’hun’s activities had been given to the Palestinian Authority both recently and on several previous occasions during 2005. Despite this, the Palestinian security forces made no real efforts to prevent Mad’hun’s activity.
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