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[[Sheikh]] '''Nizar Rayan''' (or '''Rayyan''') (1962 - January 1, 2009) was a top [[Hamas]] military commander who was killed during the [[ |
[[Sheikh]] '''Nizar Rayan''' (or '''Rayyan''') (1962 - January 1, 2009) was a top [[Hamas]] military commander who was killed during the [[2008–2009 Israel-Gaza conflict]] which began in December 2008. |
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Rayan was born in [[Jabalia]], [[Gaza]]{{cn}}. He was a professor of [[Sharia|Islamic law]] at |
Rayan was born in [[Jabalia]], [[Gaza]]{{cn}}. He held a [[PhD]] in [[Islamic studies]] and was a professor of [[Sharia|Islamic law]] at the [[Islamic University of Gaza|Islamic University in the Gaza Strip]].<ref name=Jazeera>{{cite web|title=Israel kills senior Hamas figure|date=1 January 2009|accessdate=2009-01-01|publisher=AlJazeera.Net}}</ref><ref name="haaretz">{{cite news|url=http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1051880.html|title=IAF kills one of Hamas' top five leaders in Gaza |date=2009-01-01|publisher=Haaretz|accessdate=2009-01-01}}</ref> |
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An influential preacher at what is known in [[Jabalia]] as the "[[Mosque of martyrs]]", Rayan is reported to have mentored suicide bombers.<ref name="MSNBC">{{cite news|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28404637/|title=Top Hamas figure killed in Israeli airstrike; Israel demands monitors as part of a Gaza truce|date=2009-01-01|publisher=MSNBC|accessdate=2009-01-01}}</ref> Israeli officials said he sent his own son on a suicide mission, which killed two Israelis at [[Eley Sinai]].<ref name="LAT" /><ref name="Ynet">{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3648848,00.html|title=Hamas leader, 20 Palestinians killed in IAF strikes|date=2009-01-01|publisher=Ynet|accessdate=2009-01-01}}</ref> After Hamas ceased suicide bombings against Israel, he advocated for their renewal.<ref name="haaretz" /> Following the assassination of Sheikh [[Ahmed Yassin]] by an Israeli helicopter gunship in 2004, Rayan came to be considered as Hamas' top clerical authority.<ref name=JPOST>[http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1230733134624 Nizar Rayyan considered successor of Ahmed Yassin], ''Jerusalem Post'', 01-01-2009.</ref> Israeli media reports that Rayan was the director and financier of the [[Ashdod Port attack]], which killed ten people.<ref name="JPOST" /><ref name="Ynet" /> |
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| ⚫ | Rayan was killed in an [[Israeli Air Force|Israel]]i airstrike on 1 January, 2009 during the [[ |
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| ⚫ | Rayan was killed in an [[Israeli Air Force|Israel]]i airstrike on 1 January, 2009 during the [[2008–2009 Israel-Gaza conflict]].<ref>[http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i8zRJWJeLrh3ZOH6yd-Pui1oqekA Israel raids kill Hamas leader, take Gaza death toll past 400] AFP, 1 January 2009</ref> The attack also killed his four wives and six of his seventeen children.<ref name="LAT" /> Israeli media reports that his family was warned before the attack, but did not leave the building.<ref name=JPOST/> According to the Israeli government, Rayan's house served as an arms and ammunition warehouse and as a Hamas communications center at the time of the attack.<ref name="JPOST" /> The weapons stored within his house set off secondary explosions.<ref name="nypost">{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/01012009/news/worldnews/israel_kills_top_hamas_figure_146785.htm|title=Israel Kills Top Hamas Figure|date=2009-01-01|publisher=New York Post|accessdate=2009-01-01}}</ref> |
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Rayan was the most senior Hamas member killed since Sheik [[Ahmed Yassin]] and [[Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi]] were killed in Israeli airstrikes in 2004.<ref name="LAT">{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-gaza2-2009jan02,0,2260601.story|title=Israeli strike kills a top Hamas leader in Gaza|date=2009-01-01|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=2009-01-01}}</ref> |
Rayan was the most senior Hamas member killed since Sheik [[Ahmed Yassin]] and [[Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi]] were killed in Israeli airstrikes in 2004.<ref name="LAT">{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-gaza2-2009jan02,0,2260601.story|title=Israeli strike kills a top Hamas leader in Gaza|date=2009-01-01|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=2009-01-01}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:21, 1 January 2009
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Sheikh Nizar Rayan (or Rayyan) (1962 - January 1, 2009) was a top Hamas military commander who was killed during the 2008–2009 Israel-Gaza conflict which began in December 2008.
Rayan was born in Jabalia, Gaza[citation needed]. He held a PhD in Islamic studies and was a professor of Islamic law at the Islamic University in the Gaza Strip.[1][2]
An influential preacher at what is known in Jabalia as the "Mosque of martyrs", Rayan is reported to have mentored suicide bombers.[3] Israeli officials said he sent his own son on a suicide mission, which killed two Israelis at Eley Sinai.[4][5] After Hamas ceased suicide bombings against Israel, he advocated for their renewal.[2] Following the assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin by an Israeli helicopter gunship in 2004, Rayan came to be considered as Hamas' top clerical authority.[6] Israeli media reports that Rayan was the director and financier of the Ashdod Port attack, which killed ten people.[6][5]
Rayan was killed in an Israeli airstrike on 1 January, 2009 during the 2008–2009 Israel-Gaza conflict.[7] The attack also killed his four wives and six of his seventeen children.[4] Israeli media reports that his family was warned before the attack, but did not leave the building.[6] According to the Israeli government, Rayan's house served as an arms and ammunition warehouse and as a Hamas communications center at the time of the attack.[6] The weapons stored within his house set off secondary explosions.[8]
Rayan was the most senior Hamas member killed since Sheik Ahmed Yassin and Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi were killed in Israeli airstrikes in 2004.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Israel kills senior Hamas figure". AlJazeera.Net. 1 January 2009.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ a b "IAF kills one of Hamas' top five leaders in Gaza". Haaretz. 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ "Top Hamas figure killed in Israeli airstrike; Israel demands monitors as part of a Gaza truce". MSNBC. 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ a b c "Israeli strike kills a top Hamas leader in Gaza". Los Angeles Times. 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ a b "Hamas leader, 20 Palestinians killed in IAF strikes". Ynet. 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ a b c d Nizar Rayyan considered successor of Ahmed Yassin, Jerusalem Post, 01-01-2009.
- ^ Israel raids kill Hamas leader, take Gaza death toll past 400 AFP, 1 January 2009
- ^ "Israel Kills Top Hamas Figure". New York Post. 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
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