Fatah Sharif Abu Al-Amin (; also spelled Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin) (died 29 September 2024) was a Palestinian who was the principal of the UNRWA-run '

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' school in Lebanon until his suspension in March 2024. He served as member of the movement’s leadership of

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in Lebanon. He was killed in an

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strike as part of September 2024 Israeli attacks against Lebannon, along with his wife and two children, in the

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Biography

In March 2024, UNRWA in Lebanon announced his suspension from his position as a teacher for the agency due to what was described as a "violation of agency protocols" after he praised the

7 October attack On October 7, 2023, Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups launched coordinated armed incursions from the Gaza Strip into the Gaza envelope of southern Israel, the first invasion of Israeli territory since the 1948 Arab–Israeli ...

. He was suspended for three months. Following his suspension, dozens of activists protested the decision in front of UNRWA offices in Beirut. According to the

Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and ...

, Sharif was "in charge of coordinating Hamas activities from Lebanon with elements of

Hezbollah Hezbollah ( ; , , ) is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and paramilitary group. Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council, and its political wing is the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc party in the Lebanese Parliament. I ...

, and was also responsible for strengthening the organization's efforts in Lebanon in the field of recruiting agents and purchasing weapons". He also led efforts to "build Hamas' power in Lebanon and worked to promote Hamas' interests in the arena, both politically and militarily".. Hamas in a press release confirmed that ‘Fatah Sahriv was the Hamas leader in Lebanon and a member of the movement's leadership abroad’.

Death

On 29 September 2024, during the

's September 2024 Israeli attacks against Lebannon, he was killed, along with his wife and two children, in the Al-Bass refugee camp in Tyre district, southern Lebanon. Hamas later confirmed his death. Hamas praised him posthumously for his "educational and jihadist work."

References

{DEFAULTSORT:Sharif, Fatah 20th-century births Year of birth missing 2024 deaths Assassinated Hamas members People killed by Israeli security forces Targeted killing by Israel Deaths by Israeli airstrikes Hamas leaders UNRWA Military personnel killed in the Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present) UNRWA officials