Raed Al Karmi (died 14 January 2002) was a leading member of Fatah’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. [1] He was reportedly responsible for the killing of two Israeli settlers in Tulkarem in 2001. [2] Israel also accused him of being involved in the death of eight other Israelis. [2]
Al Karmi was the target of missiles by Israeli forces in September 2001 but survived the attack. [2] However, two people he was riding with were killed. [2] Karmi was assassinated by Israel in Tulkarem on 14 January 2002 in a bombing near his home. [3] [4]
Following the assassination of Al Karmi, Fatah restarted the suicide bombings, which had been stopped since 11 September 2001. [5] Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, attempted to dissolve the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades to end these attacks, but Arafat's initiative was not supported and did not materialize. [5] Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, the Israeli defense minister at the time, claimed to have warned the Prime Minister Ariel Sharon that if they killed Al Karmi, it would end the ceasefire. [1] [6] However, Sharon insisted that Al Karmi should be eliminated as soon as possible. [1]
A street in his hometown, Tulkarem, was named after him in 2015. [7]
Raed Al Karmi (died 14 January 2002) was a leading member of Fatah’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. [1] He was reportedly responsible for the killing of two Israeli settlers in Tulkarem in 2001. [2] Israel also accused him of being involved in the death of eight other Israelis. [2]
Al Karmi was the target of missiles by Israeli forces in September 2001 but survived the attack. [2] However, two people he was riding with were killed. [2] Karmi was assassinated by Israel in Tulkarem on 14 January 2002 in a bombing near his home. [3] [4]
Following the assassination of Al Karmi, Fatah restarted the suicide bombings, which had been stopped since 11 September 2001. [5] Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, attempted to dissolve the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades to end these attacks, but Arafat's initiative was not supported and did not materialize. [5] Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, the Israeli defense minister at the time, claimed to have warned the Prime Minister Ariel Sharon that if they killed Al Karmi, it would end the ceasefire. [1] [6] However, Sharon insisted that Al Karmi should be eliminated as soon as possible. [1]
A street in his hometown, Tulkarem, was named after him in 2015. [7]