Islamic Jihad announces death of its leader in West Bank
Published June 11th, 2025 - 07:20 GMT
ALBAWABA - The Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement announced on Wednesday the death of one of its leaders Ra'iq Abdul Rahman Bisharat, in an Israeli attack in the Gaza Strip.
In an official statement, the Islamic Jihad Movement said: "We mourn the martyr leader Ra'iq Abdul Rahman Bisharat, who was treacherously assassinated by the occupation last night in Tammun in the West Bank."
Late last night, an Israeli special forces unit killed freed prisoner Ra'iq Abdul Rahman Basharat in the town of Tammun, south of Tubas. They seized his body and arrested a wanted man after wounding him, along with several others, Palestinian media confirmed.
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