Ali Al Qadi Explained
Ali Mohammad Ali Al Qadi (Arabic: علي محمد علي القاضي; died 13 October 2023) was allegedly a Palestinian "senior commander" in the Nukhba special forces unit of Hamas's military.[1] He was involved in the planning of the 7 October attacks in Israel.[2] Qadhi was from the West Bank.[3] In 2005, Israel arrested Qadhi for his involvement in the kidnapping and murder of Sasson Nuriel, but he was released in 2011 as part of the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange.[4] [5] As part of the prisoner exchange, he was deported to Gaza. On 14 October 2023, the Israel Defense Forces announced that it had killed Qadhi in a drone attack.[6] [7]
Notes and References
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- Web site: 15 October 2023 . Israeli Forces Eliminate Hamas' Elite Unit Commander Ali Qadi In Gaza Strike Watch . 16 October 2023 . Hindustan Times . en . 15 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231015230214/https://www.hindustantimes.com/videos/world-news/israeli-forces-eliminate-hamas-elite-unit-commander-ali-qadi-in-gaza-strike-watch-101697308357490.html . live .
- News: Zidani . Nayef . الاحتلال الإسرائيلي يعلن اغتيال قائد قوات النخبة في كتائب القسام . 27 November 2023 . Al-Arabi al-Jadid . 2023-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231018120421/https://www.alaraby.co.uk/politics/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%BA%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AF-%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85 . 2023-10-18 . Arabic.
- Web site: Irwin . Lauren . 14 October 2023 . Israel claims Hamas commanders that helped coordinate surprise attack have been killed . 17 October 2023 . . 15 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231015201514/https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4255989-israel-claims-it-killed-hamas-commanders-attack-coordinators/ . live .
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- Web site: 14 October 2023 . Hamas top commander Ali Qadi who led Oct 7 massacre eliminated, says Israeli Defence Force . 16 October 2023 . Financial Express . en . 16 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231016153156/https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/hamas-top-commander-ali-qadi-who-led-oct-7-massacre-eliminated-says-israeli-defence-force-bkg/3272885/ . live .
- Web site: Fabian . Emanuel . IDF kills two Hamas commanders in Gaza involved in murderous attack on south . 14 October 2023 . 16 October 2023 . www.timesofisrael.com . en-US . 15 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231015214953/https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-week-after-murderous-attack-on-south-idf-kills-two-hamas-commanders-in-gaza/ . live .