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Samer Saadi (ca 1975 – 29 September 2005, age 30)[1][2] was a leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades in Jenin.[3]
On 29 September 2005, the West Bank was voting in the third round of local elections.[4] The elections were the first contested Palestinian elections since Israel began withdrawing from the Gaza Strip.[5] The week prior to the election, Israel had conducted nearly 100 raids on West Bank towns.[6]
On the day of the election Saadi was killed in a gun battle[6] during an Israeli incursion into Jenin in the West Bank, along with two other Palestinian militants.[7][1]
In response, Mahmoud Abbas asked the United States to intervene in an effort to "take action to stop these operations that could provoke a collapse of the situation".[6]
Later the same day, Zakaria Zubeidi, leader of the Al-Aqsa Brigades in Jenin, announced that his group's six-month ceasefire was now at an end.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Police Disperse Some 50 W. Bank Settlers in Hebron Clash". Haaretz. September 29, 2005.
- ^ "Chronological Review of Events/September 2005 - DPR review MONTHLY MEDIA MONITORING REVIEW". United Nations Division for Palestinian Rights Chronological Review of Events Relating to the Question of Palestine. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Three Palestinian fighters shot dead". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Palestinian local elections (29 Sept. 2005) - NDI International Election Observer Delegation statement - NDI press release/Non-UN document". United Nations Division for Palestinian Rights Chronological Review of Events Relating to the Question of Palestine. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Palestinians vote in local elections". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ a b c McGreal, Chris (2005-09-29). "Palestinian elections marred as Israel kills three more activists". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Israelis kill 3 militants in West Bank". The New York Times. September 29, 2005.
- ^ "Militants 'end West Bank truce'". BBC News. 2005-09-29. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
External links
edit- Archived Al Jazeera coverage of the event, with a picture of Saadi
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