Fouad Abu Butihan
فؤاد علي سليمان أبو بطيحان
Personal details
Born
Fouad Ali Suleiman Abu Butihan

7 March 1969
State of Palestine
Died17 October 2023
Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza Strip
Military service
Allegiance Hamas
RankMajor general

Fouad Ali Suleiman Abu Butihan (Arabic: فؤاد علي سليمان أبو بطيحان; 7 March 1969 – 17 October 2023) was a Palestinian government official and the Hamas-appointed head of the Border and Crossing Authority in Gaza.

Biography

Butihan was a major general and had previously served as colonel and Director General for the Palestinian Directorate of Rehabilitation and Reform.[1][2] He was killed at his residence in the Nuseirat refugee camp[3] in an airstrike during the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip.[4][5] At the time of his death, Butihan was the Hamas-appointed head of the Border and Crossing Authority in Gaza.[6][2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "خلوةٌ شرعية في سجن غزة المركزي". اذاعة صوت الأقصى (in Arabic). 2016-12-13. Archived from the original on 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  2. 1 2 "العمل الحكومي تنعى اللواء أبو بطيحان الإعلام الحكومي". media.gov.ps. 2023-10-17. Archived from the original on 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  3. ↑ "استشهاد مدير الهيئة العامة للمعابر والحدود اللواء فؤاد أبو بطيحان وعدد من أقاربه في قصف للطائرات الحربية الصهيونية لمنزله في مخيم النصيرات وسط القطاع". almanar.com.lb. 2023-10-17. Archived from the original on 2023-10-21. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  4. ↑ "«حماس» تؤكد مقتل 3 قياديين في قصف إسرائيلي على غزة". aawsat.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  5. ↑ الفلسطينية, وكالة الرأي; atyaf.co. ""العمل الحكومي" تنعى اللواء الشهيد فؤاد أبو بطيحان". alray.ps (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  6. ↑ "Hamas-appointed head of crossings in Gaza killed in Israeli air strike - Hamas radio". Reuters. 2023-10-17. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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