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'''Sheikh Ahmed Yassin''' is the spiritual leader of the ] ] ] group ], which is dedicated to destroying the state of ]. He took over Hamas towards the mid ]. As well as being nearly blind, he is a paraplegic and has been confined to a wheelchair since an accident in his youth. | ||
| Yassin studied at ] in ]. The ] was founded at Al-Azhar. Yassin joined the Brotherhood at some point during his studies at Al-Azhar. | |||
| For a while he preached for immediate violence, and was arrested by ] for that. | |||
| He was released in ] as part of an Israeli-]ian deal, following the failed assassination attempt of ] by the Israeli ] in Jordan. | |||
| Yassin has repeatedly said that the land of Israel is "consecrated for future Muslim generations until Judgement Day. and that "The so-called peace path is not peace and it is not a substitute for jihad and resistance." . | |||
| ⚫ | Following his release, Yassin returned to |
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| At least since taking over the reigns of Hamas, Yassin has preached in favor of violence against the state of ] and its citizens. | |||
| ⚫ | On ], ], Israeli sources announced that Yassin "is not immune" to |
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| Three month later, on ], Yassin was the target of a failed Israeli assassination attempt. He escaped with light wounds. | |||
| In ] Yassin allegedly ordered the killing of Palestinians who he believed had collaborated with the ]. He was arrested by Israel for this crime and sentenced to life imprisonment by an Israeli court. | |||
| In ] Yassin was released from Israeli prison as part of an arrangement with ] following a failed assassination attempt of ] conducted by the Israeli ] in Jordan. Yassin was released by Israel in exchange for two Mossad agents who had been arrested by Jordanian authorities. | |||
| ⚫ | Following his release, Yassin returned to his role as spiritual leader of Hamas. He immediately resumed his calls for assaults on Israel using tactics including ]s against both Israeli military and civilian targets. | ||
| ⚫ | On ], ], Israeli sources announced that Yassin "is not immune" to assassination. | ||
| Three months later, on ], 2003, an ] (IAF) ] dropped a quarter-ton bomb on a building in ], the ]. Yassin was in the building at the time and was lightly wounded by the assassination attempt. Israeli officials would later confirm that Yassin was a target of the attack. Yassin was treated for injuries sustained in the attack at ] in Gaza City. | |||
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Sheikh Ahmed Yassin is the spiritual leader of the Palestinian Islamist terrorist group Hamas, which is dedicated to destroying the state of Israel. He took over Hamas towards the mid 1980s. As well as being nearly blind, he is a paraplegic and has been confined to a wheelchair since an accident in his youth.
Yassin studied at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt. The Muslim Brotherhood was founded at Al-Azhar. Yassin joined the Brotherhood at some point during his studies at Al-Azhar.
Yassin has repeatedly said that the land of Israel is "consecrated for future Muslim generations until Judgement Day. and that "The so-called peace path is not peace and it is not a substitute for jihad and resistance." .
At least since taking over the reigns of Hamas, Yassin has preached in favor of violence against the state of Israel and its citizens.
In 1989 Yassin allegedly ordered the killing of Palestinians who he believed had collaborated with the Israel Defence Forces. He was arrested by Israel for this crime and sentenced to life imprisonment by an Israeli court.
In 1997 Yassin was released from Israeli prison as part of an arrangement with Jordan following a failed assassination attempt of Khaled Mashal conducted by the Israeli Mossad in Jordan. Yassin was released by Israel in exchange for two Mossad agents who had been arrested by Jordanian authorities.
Following his release, Yassin returned to his role as spiritual leader of Hamas. He immediately resumed his calls for assaults on Israel using tactics including suicide bombings against both Israeli military and civilian targets.
On June 13, 2003, Israeli sources announced that Yassin "is not immune" to assassination.
Three months later, on September 6, 2003, an Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-16 dropped a quarter-ton bomb on a building in Gaza City, the Gaza Strip. Yassin was in the building at the time and was lightly wounded by the assassination attempt. Israeli officials would later confirm that Yassin was a target of the attack. Yassin was treated for injuries sustained in the attack at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.