| Khaled Nazzal | |
| Office: | Central Committee Secretary of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine |
| Birth Name: | Khaled Ahmed Nazzel |
| Birth Date: | 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Qabatiya, Jenin |
| Death Date: | 9 June |
| Death Place: | Athens, Greece |
| Spouse: | Rima Nazzal |
Khaled Nazzal (1948–1986) was the central committee secretary of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and a militant leader for the Palestinian Liberation Organisation. He was assassinated by the Mossad agents in Athens on 9 June 1986.
Born Khaled Ahmed Nazzal in Qabatiya, Jenin in 1948,[1] he joined the Palestinian forces in 1967, and in 1971 he joined Damascus University.
Nazzal was "a leader" of the group who organized the Ma'alot Massacre,[2] a 1974 terrorist attack that saw 22 Israeli schoolchildren and their three teachers killed following a two-day hostage standoff.
Nazzal was married to women's rights activist Rima Nazzal. He was assassinated in Athens, Greece, on 9 June 1986 by Mossad agents.[3] [4]
As of 2014 his sister Rehab Nazzal who is an artist was living in Canada.[5]
A public square in Jenin was named for Nazzal, drawing sharp criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.[6] It was forcefully removed by the Israeli forces in June 2017. However, another one was set up in the same place in the late June.[7]