Back مروان عيسى Arabic مەڕوان عیسا CKB Marwán Ísá Czech Marwan Issa German Marwan Issa Spanish مروان عیسی Persian Marwan Issa Finnish מרואן עיסא HE Marwan Issa Hungarian Marwan Issa ID
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| مروان عيسى | |
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| Born | Marwan Abdel Karim Ali Issa 1965 |
| Died | 10 March 2024 (aged 58–59) |
| Cause of death | Assassination by airstrike |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Other names | Shadow Man, Abu Baraa |
| Known for | Being the deputy commander of Al-Qassam Brigades |
| Children | 4 (2 deceased) |
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| Map: Birthplaces and family origins. |
Marwan Abdel Karim Ali Issa (Arabic: مروان عبد الكريم علي عيسى; 1965 – 10 March 2024) was a Palestinian militant who was the deputy commander of Hamas' military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades.
Issa was born in the Bureij refugee camp in the Gaza Strip in 1965. He was educated at the Islamic University of Gaza, and played basketball for Al-Bureij Services Club. He was arrested in 1987 during the First intifada for his involvement with Hamas.[1] He was detained by the Palestinian Authority from 1997 to 2000, and released after the outbreak of the Second Intifada.[2]
He became the head of the Qassam Brigades in the refugee camps in the central Gaza Strip and played a central role in the development of its military systems. He reported to Mohammed Deif.[3] He was placed on the terror watchlist of the United States in 2019 and the European Union in 2023.[4][5] Issa was said to have had a major role in planning the 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel. On 17 March 2024, he was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Nuseirat during the Israel–Hamas war.[1]
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- ^ "EU adds Hamas military chiefs Mohammed Deif, Marwan Issa to terror blacklist". The Times of Israel. AFP. 8 December 2023.