Abu al-'Ata entered Islamic Jihad at an early age, advanced to the role of the Northern Strip commander and acted under the guidance of Iran. He led a series of attacks and was responsible for the murder of Israelis.
The behind-the-scenes man who "was responsible for most of the terrorist attacks from the Gaza Strip in the past year," identified Baha'a Abu al-Ata, who was targeted this morning (Tuesday). The local gangster who rose to prominence and acted in the order of Iran, a man responsible for the murder of Israelis, acted on his own initiative.
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Abu al-'Ata's name was at the top of the headlines recently because of his role in the Islamic Jihad's military wing - Saria al-Quds. Anyone considered the commander of the northern brigade in the Gaza Strip and one of its military council members was eliminated in the morning. According to Islamic Jihad, he has been identified as one of the most wanted terrorists in the Gaza Strip and in the Middle East.
Remains of Abu Alta's house
Abu al-'Ata, was born in the Shaja'iyeh neighborhood in Gaza City on November 25, 1977. He studied in his neighborhood and studied sociology at the university. Was married father of five. He joined Islamic Jihad at an early age, in the late 1990s, but managed to evade Israel's measure and was never arrested or imprisoned. Over the years he has gained knowledge and experience of terrorism during his stay in Syria, and the senior terrorist activist has been developing diverse offensive capabilities against Israel, including training of leg forces and special forces. Al-Alta has led several escalations and wars in the Gaza Strip himself, being an area commander. According to Arab media outlets, the senior jihad went through three assassination attempts, the last of which was in 2014, during Operation Strong Cliff.
The IDF noted that it had led numerous terrorist attacks, including an attack on the Erez crossing in 2008, an attack on the Nahal Oz area in which two Israelis were murdered, placing cargo and sniping on the perimeter fence, as well as terrorist attacks following the dismantling of the organization's terror tunnel. October 2017.
A local gangster who rose to prominence. Abu Al-Ata
The official role of Abu Al-Ata was the commander of the Northern Jihad Brigade, but in fact served as the commander of the organization's military wing. In recent years, in the defense establishment, he has marked him as being behind shooting at Israel. An IDF spokesman said this morning that he was a problematic cause, which was also resisted within the organization and in Gaza, because he acted on his own and prevented quiet in the Gaza Strip. "He was a ticking bomb," Silberman clarified.
"He was responsible for most of the terrorist attacks in the Gaza Strip over the past year," the IDF clarified. Among other things, he ordered the rocket barrage at Sderot and Gaza envelope settlements on Friday, two weeks ago, and led to a series of terrorist attacks, including rocket fire, use of explosives and sniper operations. Against IDF soldiers. In recent days, he has promoted squad training to infiltrate Israeli territory and harm Israeli civilians.
"Israel Today" commentator Yoav Limor noted last weekend that Abu al-'Ata was almost eliminated after the shooting in Ashdod, on the eve of the last election, and only a combination of the lack of operational feasibility and containment of legal advisers prevented an Israeli response that was already underway. In recent years, the radicalization of his activities has been marked by direct guidance from Iran, the exclusive sponsor of his organization, and Jerusalem has run out of patience.
