Khaled Nazzal | |
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Central Committee Secretary of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine | |
Personal details | |
Born | Khaled Ahmed Nazzel 1948 Qabatiya, Jenin |
Died | 9 June 1986 (aged 37–38) 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.[ citation needed]
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]
Khaled Nazzal | |
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Central Committee Secretary of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine | |
Personal details | |
Born | Khaled Ahmed Nazzel 1948 Qabatiya, Jenin |
Died | 9 June 1986 (aged 37–38) 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.[ citation needed]
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]