August 5, 2014

Examination of the names of Palestinians killed in Operation Protective Edge ­ Part Two1

Hussein Abd al-Qader Muhaisen (Abu Ubeida), operative in the Al-Quds Battalions, the PIJ's military wing (saraya.ps). The PIJ stands out in terms of the relatively high number of losses that it suffered, the second highest after Hamas.

The findings of the current examination
1. This document is the second in a series of publications of the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC) examining the names of the Palestinians killed in Operation Protective Edge. The goal is to ascertain the identity of terrorist operatives and non-involved citizens, and to examine the ratio between them. 2. To date, the ITIC has examined the first 300 names on the Palestinian Health Ministry's lists. In its second examination, the ITIC examined another group of 150 names of Palestinians killed between July 12 and July 19, 2014, in the order in which the names appear on the Palestinian Health Ministry's lists (see Appendix C). The present examination also includes Palestinians killed during the first two days of the IDF's ground operation in the Gaza Strip (which began on July 17, 2014).

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Further to the ITIC Information Bulletin from July 28, 2014: "Preliminary, partial examination of the names of Palestinians killed in Operation Protective Edge and analysis of the ratio between terrorist operatives and non-involved civilians killed in error."

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3. Based on our examination of the second group of 150 names on the Palestinian Health Ministry's list, we reached the following findings: a. We identified 69 names of Palestinians killed as terrorist operatives (for details about them see the table in Appendix A). In addition, we identified two terrorist operatives killed during the period that the Health Ministry's list refers to, but whose names do not appear on the Health Ministry's lists. We identified 71 terrorist operatives in total. b. Of the 71 names of terrorist operatives that we identified, we found 39 photos of operatives (for photos of operatives, see Appendix B). c. We identified 66 names that appear on the Health Ministry's second list as non-involved civilians. d. Fifteen names of dead Palestinians that appeared on the list have not yet been identified. At this stage we cannot determine whether they were terrorist operatives or non-involved civilians. 4. Of the 137 names of those killed who have been identified (about 90% of the names on the list that was examined), 71 were terrorist operatives, comprising about 52% of the names. In addition, 66 non-involved civilians were identified, comprising about 48%. 5. Below is a breakdown of 71 terrorist operatives identified by us, by organizational affiliation: a. 39 Hamas / Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades operatives b. 16 PIJ / Al-Quds Battalions operatives c. Seven operatives of Fatah terrorist networks d. Four operatives of an independent terrorist network by the name of the AlMujahedin Battalions e. One Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) operative f. Four terrorist operatives whose organizational affiliation is unknown

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Summary of the findings to date
6. Weighting the findings of the current examination and the previous findings yields the following results: a. We identified 142 names as terror operatives (71+71). b. We identified 147 names as non-involved civilians (66 +81). c. The identity of 18 names is unknown at this stage (15+3). Therefore, it is not yet possible to determine whether they were terrorist operatives or noninvolved civilians. 7. Due to Hamas's policy of concealment and deception, we believe that the number of terrorist operatives that we have identified, based on the lists examined to date, is minimal. This is because we take into account that there are terrorist operatives who do not appear in the Palestinian Health Ministry's records (either deliberately or because their bodies have not yet been recovered). In any case, out of all 289 names of those killed that we were able to identify on both lists, terrorist operatives constitute about 49% and non-involved civilians constitute about 51% of the names. This ratio may vary as the ITIC continues to examine the names of those killed.

How does the Palestinian Health Ministry compile its list of names of Palestinians killed? (Further to the previous document)
8. In our examination of the names of the Palestinians who were killed, we encountered and still encounter many difficulties in identifying them. This is due to the reporting method of the Palestinian Health Ministry, which is an important factor in Hamas's policy of concealment and deception. While it is Hamas that sets the policy, the one who compiles and publishes a daily list of names of those killed in Operation Protective Edge is Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra, spokesman for the Hamascontrolled Palestinian Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip. 9. Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra, 41, resident of Khan Yunis, the father of two sons and two daughters, studied medicine in Pakistan and at hospitals in the Gaza Strip. He recently received his MD. To the best of our knowledge he was a Hamas activist in the 1990s and, in our assessment, has continued to be affiliated with Hamas since

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then.2 A few years ago he was appointed spokesman for the Health Ministry and was given the important and sensitive (from Hamas's perspective) task of compiling and publishing lists of those killed in IDF operations. Dr. Al-Qudra is often interviewed in the media. His remarks are blatantly3 hostile to Israel and are consistent with Hamas's propaganda line.

Wishes posted by Dr. Ashraf alQudra to the network of Palestinian hackers known as the Electronic Jihad (Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra's

Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra, spokesman for the Palestinian Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip (Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra's Facebook page, September 16, 2012)

10. Dr. Al-Qudra compiles the daily lists of those killed in Operation Protective Edge in his office at Shifa Hospital (which also serves as the headquarters where Hamas leaders are based). To prepare the lists, Dr. Al-Qudra has a team of assistants who update him 24 hours a day about Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks (maannews.net; AFP, July 27, 2014). In our assessment, this team utilizes reports from the field in various areas in the Gaza Strip. It is, therefore, an entire system that operates continuously and is governed by Hamas policy. This system - from its head to the operatives in the field - make an effort to "efface" or obscure the identity of the

Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra told the Palestinian and foreign media that he does not see himself as affiliated with Hamas, and insisted that his work is "a humanitarian duty" (maannews.net; AFP, July 27, 2014). 3 For example, on his Facebook page on July 27, 2014, Ashraf al-Qudra posted words of encouragement and holiday wishes (with the start of Eid al-Fitr) to a network by the name of the Electronic Jihad. Dr. AlQudra noted that he hopes that the network that calls itself the Electronic Jihad vanquishes all its enemies in the electronic, medical and knowledge war (Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra's Facebook page, July 27, 2014). The Electronic Jihad is a network of Palestinian hackers in the Gaza Strip whose goal is to "take revenge against Israel" by hacking Israeli websites (according to the Facebook page launched in January 2014 by the Electronic Jihad).

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terrorist operatives who were killed and to present those killed as Palestinian martyrs, civilians who were deliberately killed by Israel.4 11. During Operation Protective Edge, Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra holds a press conference every evening at Shifa Hospital, during which he mentions the number of casualties and publicizes their names. His lists are uploaded to Twitter and Facebook pages and receive extensive media coverage. They serve as a sole source of information for the Arab, international and even Israeli media concerning the number and identity of those killed during the operation. Moreover, human rights organizations, UN agencies and international organizations also rely on the information disseminated by Dr. Al-Qudra. 12. The number of fatalities and their identity, distributed by Dr. Al-Qudra and his team and by other Hamas officials or those working in the service of Hamas, create the impression that only innocent Palestinian civilians were killed in Operation Protective Edge. Dr. Ashraf al-Qudra assures journalists that the figures that he disseminates are accurate and objective. However, in practice they create the distinct impression that Israel harms civilians and ignores terrorist operatives, and thus they are used as powerful "weapons" in the propaganda campaign of Hamas and its supporters (the names and organizational affiliation of terrorist operatives are now starting to be revealed in the examination carried out by the ITIC). 13. It is very difficult, and almost impossible, to refute the names and number of fatalities that reach the media, the UN and human rights organizations, within a short time. This is because an examination on an individual basis requires time and effort and meets with attempts at concealment and deception on the part of Hamas. This is manifested in the reports of the Palestinian news agency Ma'an and AFP, which believe that the lists distributed by the Palestinian Health Ministry cannot be examined independently: "With numbers rising so quickly, sometimes by 100 deaths per day, it would be an impossible task to independently verify every casualty ..." (maannews.net; AFP, July 27, 2014).

Evidence of attempts to blur the military trappings among the dead terrorist operatives can be found in a report on the French TV channel France 24 (July 27, 2014). The report showed the evacuation of casualties from beneath the rubble of a house. One of those evacuated was a military operative in uniform and armed with a rifle, who looked dead. The announcer said that "his rifle was quickly hidden from our cameras." A local Palestinian citizen, who received the rifle that had belonged to the dead man, was shown handing it to another person and saying, "Take this and hide it."

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Appendices
14. This document includes three appendices: a. Appendix A: Table presenting the findings of the examination of a list of 150 names of those killed in Operation Protective Edge, based on the Palestinian Health Ministry's lists (the next 150 names, in their order of appearance on the list, further to the previous document). b. Appendix B: Photos of 39 terrorist operatives out of 71 operatives who appear on the Palestinian Health Ministry's list. c. Appendix C: List in Arabic of the next 150 names published by the Palestinian Health Ministry (further to the previous list that we published).

Appendix A
Findings of the examination of the list of 150 names of those killed in Operation Protective Edge, based on the Palestinian Health Ministry's list5
No. Name, age, place of residence Anas Alaa Subhi al-Batsh, 10, Gaza. Date and circumstances of death Killed in the attack on the home of the Al-Batsh family in the Shejaiya neighborhood in eastern Gaza, July 12, 2014. Involvement in terrorism Non-involved Remarks

151

152 153

Qusay Alaa Subhi al-Batsh, Gaza. Rami Sami Ahmad Abu Shanab, 25, Deir al-Balah.

Non-involved Wounded two days previously in the attack on the home of the Abu Muzayyed family in Deir al-Balah, July 13, 2014. Killed in the attack on the home of the Apparently a terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Non-involved See photo in Appendix B.

154

Khoula Mohammed Sirhan al-Khawajri,
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Further to our previous document; based on the next 150 names in their order of appearance on the Palestinian Health Ministry's list (See Appendix C).

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25, Nusseirat. 155 Mohammed Ghazi Mohammed Arif, 35, Gaza. Ghazi Mustafa Arif, 62, Gaza. Ahmad Yusuf Isma'il Daloul, 47, Gaza. Khalifa family, Nusseirat. Unidentified

156 157

Non-involved Killed in an attack in the Zeitoun neighborhood, July 12, 2014. Killed in an attack in Shejaiya, July 13, 2014. Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Non-involved See photo in Appendix B.

158

159

160 161

Hejaziya Hamed Sha'ban al-Hilou, 80, Gaza. Muayyed Khaled Alaa al-A'raj, 3, Khan Yunis. Fawziya Abd alAal, 73, Gaza. Haitham Ashraf Za'rab, 21, Rafah.

Non-involved

Non-involved Killed on July 12, 2014. Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Non-involved See photo in Appendix B.

162

Laila Ahmad alAwdat, 41, AlMaghazi.

163

Hussam Ibrahim alNajjar, 14, northern Gaza Strip.

Killed in an attack on the home of terrorist operative Ahmed Hassan alAwdat, Al-Maghazi refugee camp, July 13, 2014. Killed in the attack on the home of the al-Najjar family, where Hamas operatives were staying, July 13, 2014.

Non-involved

164

165

Ruweida Ahmad Hussein Abu Harb, 30, Al-Zawaida. Izz al-Din Na'im Nasser Balbal, 25, Gaza.

Non-involved

Killed in an attack in Rafah, July 13, 2014.

166

Hussein Abd alQader Muhaisen (Abu Ubeida), 19, Gaza (37, according to another version).

Died of his injuries, July 13, 2014. The circumstances of his injury are unclear.

Operative in the Al-Quds Battalions, the military wing of the PIJ. Senior terrorist operative in the PIJ's Al-Quds Battalions, with the position of company commander.

See photo in Appendix B.

See photo in Appendix B.

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167 Qassem Talal Hamdan, 23, Beit Hanoun. Killed in an air attack in Beit Hanoun, July 13, 2014. Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Belonged to the rocket unit. PRC operative

168

Maher Thabet Oudah Abu Murr, 24, Rafah. Mohammed Salem Abu Bureis, 65, Deir al-Balah. Sadam Mousa Shahada Abu Mu'ammar, 23, Rafah. Mousa Shahada Marzouq Mu'ammar, 60, Rafah. Henadi Hamdan Abu Mu'ammar, 27, Rafah. Adham Mohammed Abd al-Fattah Abd alAal, 25, Gaza.

Killed in an attack in Rafah, July 13, 2014. Killed in eastern Khan Yunis, July 13, 2014. Killed in an attack northeast of Rafah, July 13, 2014. Killed in an attack northeast of Rafah, July 13, 2014. Killed in an attack northwest of Rafah, July 13, 2014. Was injured and died of his injuries, July 14, 2014.

169

Non-involved

170

Non-involved

171

Non-involved

172

Non-involved  See photo in Appendix B.  Affiliated also with a jihadist network by the name of the Saif al-Islam Battalions

173

Field commander in Fatah / Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades

174

175

Hamid Suleiman Abu al-`Araj, 60, Deir al-Balah. Abdallah Mahmoud Baraka, 24, Khan Yunis. Tamer Salem Moslem Qadih, 37, Khan Yunis.

176

Killed in an attack in Deir al-Balah, July 14, 2014. Killed in an attack in the area of Qarara, east of Khan Yunis, July 14, 2014. Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 14, 2014.

Non-involved

177

178

Ziyad Maher alNajjar, 17, Khan Yunis. Ziyad Salem alShawi, 25, Rafah. Mohammed Yasser Hamdan, 24, Gaza. Mohammed Shakib al-Agha, 22, Khan

179

Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 15, 2014. Killed in an attack in Rafah, July 14, 2014. Killed in an attack, July 15, 2014.

Terrorist operative in the PIJ's Al-Quds Battalions. Commander of the Al-Mujahedin Battalions rocket unit in Khan Yunis Non-involved

See photo in Appendix B.

Non-involved

180

Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Terrorist operative in the

See photo in Appendix B.

See photo in Appendix B.

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Yunis. 181 Mohammed Younes (Abu Yusuf), 24, Khan Yunis. Sara Umar Sheikh al-Eid, 4, Rafah. PIJ's Al-Quds Battalions. Terrorist operative in the PIJ's Al-Quds Battalions. Non-involved

See photo in Appendix B.

182

183

Umar Ahmad Sheikh al-Eid, 24, Rafah. Jihad Ahmad Sheikh al-Eid, 48, Rafah.

184

185

Kamal Atef Yusuf Abu Taha, in his twenties. Isma'il Nabil Ahmad Ahmad Abu Hatab, 21, Khan Yunis. Ahmad Younes Abu Yusuf, 28, Khan Yunis.

186

187

188

Bushra Khalil Za'rab, 53, Rafah. Atwa Amira alAmour, 63, Khan Yunis. Isma'il Salim Abd al-Karim al-Najjar, 46, Khan Yunis.

189

190

Killed in an attack on the home of a PIJ operative, July 14, 2014. Killed in an attack on a house in Rafah, July 14, 2014. Killed in an attack on the home of Umar Ahmad Sheikh al-Eid, July 14, 2014. Killed in an attack in eastern Khan Yunis, July 14, 2014. Killed in an attack in eastern Khan Yunis, July 14, 2014. Died of his injuries on July 15, 2014. Injured in an attack in eastern Khan Yunis. Killed in an attack in eastern Rafah, July 15, 2014. Killed in an attack in eastern Khan Yunis, July 15, 2014. Killed in an attack in western Khan Yunis, July 15, 2014. Killed in an attack in western Khan Yunis, July 15, 2014. Killed in eastern Khan Yunis, July 15, 2014.

Daughter of PIJ operative Umar Ahmad Sheikh al-Eid (No. 183).  Killed with his brother, Jihad Ahmad Sheikh al-Eid (No. 184).  See photo in Appendix B.  Brother of PIJ operative Umar Ahmad Sheikh al-Eid (No. 183).  See photo in Appendix B. See photo in Appendix B.

Terrorist operative in the PIJ's Al-Quds Battalions. Terrorist operative in the PIJ's Al-Quds Battalions. Terrorist operative in the Al-Mujahedin Battalions. Terrorist operative in the Al-Mujahedin Battalions. Unidentified

Also known to be a smuggling operative in the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades. Brother of a terrorist operative in the PIJ's AlQuds Battalions.

Non-involved

Non-involved

191

192

Mohammed Ahmad Ibrahim Tihi al-Najjar, 49, Khan Yunis. Suleiman Salama Abu Louli, 33, Khan Yunis.

Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Unidentified

 See photo in Appendix B.  Also known to be a PIJ operative

193

Subhi Abd al-

Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Non-involved

At his funeral he was seen wrapped in shrouds of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades. See photo in Appendix B.

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Hamid Mousa, 77, Khan Yunis. Isma'il Fatouh, 24, Gaza.

194

195

Saleh Sa'id Dihliz, 20, Rafah. Yasser Eid alMahmoum, 18, Rafah. Khalil al-Shu'afi, 66 (according to one report, he was younger), Juhur alDik. Mohammed Abdallah alZahouq, 23, Rafah.

196

197

Killed in an attack in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza, July 15, 2014. Killed in an attack on a car in Rafah, July 15, 2014. Killed in an attack on a car in Rafah, July 15, 2014. Killed in an attack in the area of Deir alBalah, July 15, 2014. Killed on July 16, 2014.

Operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades artillery unit. Unidentified

See photo in Appendix B.

Unidentified

Killed together with Saleh Sa'id Dihliz (No. 195 in the table).

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199

Mohammed Isma'il Abu Oudah, 27, Rafah.

Killed on July 16, 2014.

200

Mohammed Sabri al-Dabari, 20, Rafah. Abdallah Mohammed Abdallah al-Arjani, 19, Khan Yunis. Ahmad Adel Ahmad alNuwajha, 23, Rafah. Mohammed Taysir Sharab, 23, Khan Yunis.

Killed in an attack in Rafah, July 16, 2014. Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 16, 2014.

201

202

Killed in an attack in Rafah

Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Terrorist operative in the PIJ's Al-Quds Battalions. Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Non-involved

See photo in Appendix B.

See photo in Appendix B.

Non-involved

203

Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 19, 2014.

204

Farid Mahmoud Abu Diqqah, 33, Khan Yunis.

Killed in an attack, July 16, 2014.

205

Ashraf Khalil Abu Shanab, 33, Deir al-Balah.

Killed in an attack in Rafah (according to another version, in

Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Unidentified

See photo in Appendix B.

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the area of the Sufa crossing, between Rafah and Khan Yunis), July 16, 2014. Killed in an attack in Bani Suheila, July 16, 2014. Killed in an attack in Bani Suheila, July 16, 2014.

206

207

Khudra al-Abed Salama Abu Diqqah, 65, Khan Yunis. Umar Ramadan Hassan Abu Diqqah, 24, Khan Yunis. Ibrahim Ramadan (Abu Diqqah), 10, Khan Yunis. Abd al-Rahman Ibrahim Khalil alSarhi, 37, Gaza. Ahed Atef Baker, 10, Gaza. Zakaria Ahed Baker, 10, Gaza. Mohammed Ramez Baker, 11, Gaza. Isma'il Mohammed Baker, 9, Gaza. Hamza Ra'ed Sari, 6, Gaza. Akram Mohammed Abu Amer, 34, Khan Yunis. Kamal Mohammed Abu Amer, 38, Khan Yunis. Hussein Abd alNasser al-Astal, 23, Khan Yunis.

Non-involved

208

Killed in an attack in Bani Suheila, July 16, 2014.

Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Non-involved

209

Terrorist operative Non-involved Non-involved Non-involved

His organizational affiliation cannot be identified.

210 211 212

213 214 215

Non-involved Non-involved Terrorist operative Terrorist operative Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 17, 2014. Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Non-involved His organizational affiliation cannot be identified. His organizational affiliation cannot be identified. See photo in Appendix B.

216

217

218

219

Kawthar Hussein al-Astal, 70, Khan Yunis. Yasmin Mahmoud al-Astal, 4, Khan Yunis. Usama Mahmoud al-Astal, 5, Khan Yunis. Hussam Jamal Shamlakh, 23,

Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 17, 2014. Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 17, 2014. Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 17, 2014. Killed in an attack in western Gaza, July

Non-involved

220

Non-involved

221

Fatah operative

See photo in Appendix B.

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Gaza. Mohammed Kamel Abd al-Rahman, 30, Gaza. 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in the Sheikh Ajlin neighborhood of Gaza, July 16, 2014. Killed on July 17, 2014.

222

Non-involved

223

224

225

226

Mohammed Mahmoud alQadim, 22, Deir alBalah. Zeinab Mohammed Sa'id al-Abadla, 71, Khan Yunis. Mohammed Abd al-Rahman Hasouna, 67, Rafah. Ahmad Reihan, 23, Beit Lahia.

Terrorist operative in the PIJ's Al-Quds Battalions. Non-involved

See photo in Appendix B.

Non-involved

227

228

Salem Saleh Fayad, 25, Deir alBalah. Abdallah Salem alAkhras.

Killed in the area of in Al-Atatra, northern Gaza Strip, July 17, 2014. Killed in an attack in Deir al-Balah, July 17, 2014. Killed on July 17, 2014.

Unidentified

Non-involved

229

Bashir Mohammed Abd al-Aal, 20, Rafah.

Killed on July 17, 2014.

230

Mohammed Ziyad (Nabil) Ghanem, 25, Rafah.

Killed on July 17, 2014.

231

232

233

234 235 236

Mohammed Ahmad al-Hout, 41, Rafah. Jihad Issam Shehaibar, 10, Gaza. Wassim Issam Shehaibar, 9, Gaza. Afnan Shehaibar, 8, Gaza. Yassin al-Hamidi, 4, Gaza. Rahef Khalil alJabour, 5, Khan

Killed in an attack in Rafah, July 17, 2014.

Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Non-involved

See photo in Appendix B.

See photo in Appendix B.

See photo in Appendix B.

Non-involved

Non-involved

Non-involved Non-involved Non-involved

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Yunis. Hamza Hussam alAbadla, 29, Khan Yunis. Abd Ali Natiz, 26, Gaza. Mohammed Salem Natiz, 4, Gaza. Mohammed Shadi Natiz, 15, Gaza.

237

Killed in attack in Al-Qarara, southern Gaza. Killed in an attack in Shejaiya, July 17, 2014. Killed in an attack in Shejaiya, July 17, 2014. Killed in an attack in Shejaiya, July 17, 2014. Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 17, 2014.

238

Terrorist operative in the PIJ's Al-Quds Battalions. Unidentified

See photo in Appendix B.

239

Non-involved

240

Non-involved

241

Salah Saleh alShafi'i, 24, Khan Yunis.

242

243

244

Majdi Suleiman Salama Jabbara, 22, Rafah. Fares Jum'ah alMahmoum, 5 months, Rafah. Nasim Mahmoud Nuseir, 22, Beit Hanoun.

Killed in an attack in Rafah, July 18, 2014. Killed by a shell in Rafah, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in Beit Hanoun, July 18, 2014.

Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Unidentified

Non-involved

245

Karm Mahmoud Nuseir, 20, Beit Hanoun.

Killed in an attack in Beit Hanoun, July 18, 2014.

246

247 248

Umar Eid Awwad al-Mahmoum, 18, Rafah. Salima Suleiman Ghiyad, 70, Rafah. Rani Saqr Abu Tawila, 30, Gaza. Hamad Abd alKarim Hamad Abu Lihya, 23, Khan Yunis. Mohammed Abd al-Fattah Rashad Fayad, 26, Khan Yunis.

Killed in an attack in Rafah, July 18, 2014.

Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Non-involved

Non-involved Killed in an attack in eastern Gaza City, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 18, 2014. Unidentified

249

250

Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 18, 2014.

Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades.

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251 Mahmoud Mohammad Fayad, 25, Khan Yunis. Bassem (Bassel) Mohammed Mahmoud Madi, 22, Rafah. Amal Khadr Ibrahim Dabour, 40, Beit Hanoun. Isma'il Yusuf Taha Qassem, 59, Beit Hanoun. Bilal Mahmoud Radwan, 23, Khan Yunis. Munder Radwan, 22, Khan Yunis. Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in eastern Khan Yunis, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in eastern Khan Yunis, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in eastern Khan Yunis, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in eastern Khan Yunis, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in eastern Khan Yunis, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in eastern Khan Yunis, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in Juhur al-Dik, southeastern Gaza Strip, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in Beit Hanoun, July 18, 2014. Terrorist operative in the PIJ's Al-Quds Battalions. Terrorist operative in the PIJ's Al-Quds Battalions. Non-involved Formerly served in the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades.

252

See photo in Appendix B.

253

254

Non-involved

255

Non-involved

256

Non-involved

257

Ahmad Fawzi Radwan, 23, Khan Yunis. Mahmoud Fawzi Radwan, 24, Khan Yunis. Hani As'ad Abd alKarim al-Shami, 35, Khan Yunis.

258

259

Fatah and AlAqsa Martyrs Brigades operative Fatah and AlAqsa Martyrs Brigades terrorist operative Non-involved

See death notice issued by the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in Appendix B. See death notice issued by the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in Appendix B.

260

261

Mohammed Hamdan Abd alKarim al-Shami, 35, Khan Yunis. Hussam Moslem Abu Eisa, 26, Juhur al-Dik.

262

263

Ahmad Isma'il Abu Moslem, 14, Abraj al-Nada (neighborhood in Beit Hanoun). Mohammed Isma'il Abu Moslem, 13, Abraj al-Nada (neighborhood in Beit Hanoun).

Terrorist operative in the PIJ's Al-Quds Battalions. Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Non-involved

Operative in the commando unit.

Killed in an attack in Beit Hanoun, July 18, 2014.

Non-involved

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264 Walaa Isma'il Abu Moslem, 12, Abraj al-Nada (neighborhood in Beit Hanoun). Ahmad Abdallah al-Bahansawi, 25, Umm al-Nasr Bedouin village. Salah Zugheidi, 20, Rafah. Alaa Mohammed Abd al-Majid Abu Shabab, 23, Rafah. Killed in an attack in Beit Hanoun, July 18, 2014. Non-involved

265

Killed in an attack in Umm al-Nasr, July 18, 2014.

266

267

Killed in an attack in Rafah, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in Rafah, July 18, 2014.

Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Non-involved  His organizational affiliation is unclear. In Facebook, he is called "the heroic shahid, jihad fighter."  See photo in Appendix B. See photo in Appendix B.

Terrorist operative

268

Ahmad Hassan Salah al-Ghalban (Abu Mus'ab), 23, Khan Yunis. Hamada Abdallah Mohammed alBusheiti, 21, Khan Yunis. Mahmoud Ali Darwish, 40, Nusseirat.

Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 18, 2014.

269

Killed in an attack near Khan Yunis, July 18, 2014.

270

Killed in an attack in Nusseirat, July 18, 2014.

271

272

Abdallah Jamal alSamiri, 17, Nusseirat. Walaa al-Qara, 20, Khan Yunis.

Killed in an attack on Nusseirat, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 18, 2014.

Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Unidentified

See photo in Appendix B.

273

Rafat Mohammed Bahloul, 35, Khan Yunis.

Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 18, 2014.

274

275

Mohammed Iwad Matar, 37, Beit Lahia. Hamza Mohammed Abu al-Hassin, 27, Rafah.

Killed in an attack in Beit Lahia, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in Rafah, July 18, 2014.

Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Antitank operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Unidentified

See photo in Appendix B.

Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam

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Brigades. Non-involved

276

Imad Hamed Alwan, 7, Gaza.

Killed in an attack in Shejaiya, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in Shejaiya, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in Al-Tufah, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in Gaza City, July 18, 2014. Killed on July 21. The details of the incident are unclear. Killed in an attack in Beit Hanoun, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in Shejaiya, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in Shejaiya, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in Shejaiya, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in Shejaiya, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in Shejaiya, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in Shejaiya, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in Shejaiya, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in eastern Rafah, July 18, 2014.

277

Qassem Hamed Alwan, 4, Gaza. Sara Mohammed Bustan, 13, Gaza. Rizq Ahmad alHa'ek, two, Gaza. Mohammed Sa'ad Mahmoud Abu Sa'adah, 26, Khan Yunis. Na'im Mousa Abu Jarrad, 24, Beit Hanoun. Abd Mousa Abu Jarrad, 30, Beit Hanoun. Seham Mousa Abu Jarrad, 15, Beit Hanoun. Rajaa Alyan Abu Jarrad, 31, Beit Hanoun. Ahlam Na'im Abu Jarrad, 13, Beit Hanoun. Haniya Abd alRahman Abu Jarrad, 3, Beit Hanoun. Samih Na'im Abu Jarrad, twelve months, Beit Hanoun. Mousa Abd Abu Jarrad, six months, Beit Hanoun. Mustafa Faisal Abu Sneina, 22, Rafah.

Non-involved

278

Non-involved

279

Non-involved

280

281

Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Unidentified

282

Unidentified

283

Non-involved

284

Non-involved

285

Non-involved

286

Non-involved

287

Non-involved

288

Non-involved

289

290

Imad Faisal Abu Sneina, 18, Rafah.

Killed in an attack in eastern Rafah, July 18, 2014.

Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam

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Brigades. Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Unidentified

291

Nizar Fa'ez Abu Sneina, 38, Rafah.

Killed in an attack in eastern Rafah, July 18, 2014.

292

293

Ghassan Salem Mousa Abu Izb, 28, Khan Yunis. Mohammed Salem Sha'ath, 20, Khan Yunis.

Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 18, 2014.

Terrorist operative in the PIJ's Al-Quds Battalions. Terrorist operative in the PIJ's Al-Quds Battalions. Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Stayed with terrorist operatives in the PIJ's Al-Quds Battalions during terrorist activity. Commander in the PIJ's AlQuds Battalions in Bani Suheila.

Brother of Ahmad Salem Sha'ath (No. 294) and Amjad Salem Sha'ath (No. 296). All three were killed in the same attack.

294

Ahmad/Sami (Salem) Khamis Sha'ath, 22, Khan Yunis. Mohammed Talal al-Sane', 20, Rafah.

Killed in an attack in the area of Khan Yunis, July 18, 2014. Killed in an attack in eastern Rafah, July 18, 2014.

295

296

Amjad Salem Sha'ath, 15, Khan Yunis.

Killed in an attack in the area of Khan Yunis, July 18, 2014.

297

Iyad Isma'il alRaqab, 26, Khan Yunis.

298

Yahya Bassam Mohammed alSari, 20, Khan Yunis. Mohammed Bassam al-Sari, 17, Khan Yunis. Mahmoud Rida Salehiya, 56, Khan Yunis.

Killed in the Bani Suheila neighborhood in eastern Khan Yunis, July 19, 2014. Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 19, 2014.

Fatah / Ahmed Abu al-Rish Battalions operative Fatah / Ahmed Abu al-Rish Battalions operative Fatah / Ahmed Abu al-Rish Battalions operative

299

Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 19, 2014. Killed in an attack in Khan Yunis, July 19, 2014.

 Killed in the same incident that killed two other Fatah operatives, Nos. 299 and 300 in the table.  See photo in Appendix B. See photo in Appendix B.

300

See photo in Appendix B.

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Terrorist operatives who were killed during the review period (July 12-19), whose names did not appear on the Palestinian Health Ministry's list
No. Name, age, place of residence Qassem Talal Ali Hamdan Date and circumstances of death Killed on July 13, 2014. The circumstances are unknown. Injured in an attack on July 14, 2014. Died of his injuries on July 18, 2014. Involvement in terrorism Terrorist operative in the Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades. Terrorist operative in the Al-Mujahedin Battalions. Training unit commander in the Khan Yunis area Remarks

301

See photo in Appendix B

302

Yusuf al-Astal

See photo in Appendix B

Appendix B
Photos of 39 terrorist operatives out of 71 operatives who appear on the Palestinian Health Ministry's list.

Left: The body of Rami Abu Shanab (No. 153 in the table), Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades terrorist operative, with a headband bearing the words Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (facebook.com). Right: The body of Rami Abu Shanab (No. 153 in the table), Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades operative, wrapped in the flag with the Hamas insignia (facebook.com).

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Left: Haitham Ashraf Za'rab (No. 161 in the table), Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades terrorist operative, (facebook.com). Right: Ahmad Yusuf Daloul (No. 157 in the table), Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades terrorist operative. The photo shows him wearing a ribbon of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades at his funeral (facebook.com).

Left: Hussein Abd al-Qader Muhaisen (No. 166 in the table), terrorist operative in the Al-Quds Battalions, the PIJ's military wing (Facebook). Right: Izz al-Din Balbal (No. 165 in the table), terrorist operative in the Al-Quds Battalions, the PIJ's military wing (saraya.ps).

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Left: Adham Mohammed Abd al-Aal (No. 173 in the table), Fatah/Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades (nedal.net). Right: Hussein Abd al-Qader Muhaisen (Abu Ubeida) (No. 166 in the table), senior terrorist operative in the Al-Quds Battalions, the PIJ's military wing (paldf.net).

Left: Al-Mujahedin Battalions fatalities: Tamer Salem Qadih (No. 176 in the table), Kamal Atef Abu Taha (No. 185 in the table), Yusuf al-Astal (does not appear on the list of the Health Ministry in Gaza, see No. 301 in the table). The following also appear: Ali Nabil Basal (No. 115 in the table in our previous document), Mohammed Bassem al-Halabi (No. 116 in the table in our previous document) and Mahmoud Rif'at al-Suwaiti (No. 117 in the table in our previous document) (Facebook). Right: Tamer Salem Qadih (No. 176 in the table), Al-Mujahedin Battalions operative (msar.ps)

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Left: Mohammed Yasser Hamdan (No. 179 in the table), Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades terrorist operative, nicknamed "the Ambush Lion" in the Hamas forum (paldf.net). Right: Mohammed Shakib al-Agha (No. 180 in the table), terrorist operative in the Al-Quds Battalions, the PIJ's military wing (elagha.net).

Left: Kamal Atef Abu Taha (No. 185 in the table), Al-Mujahedin Battalions operative (Facebook.com). Right: Izz al-Din Balbal (No. 181 in the table), terrorist operative in the Al-Quds Battalions, the PIJ's military wing (saraya.ps).

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Left: Jihad Ahmad Sheikh al-Eid (No. 184 in the table), terrorist operative in the PIJ's Al-Quds Battalions in Rafah (saraya.ps). Right: Umar Ahmad Sheikh al-Eid (No. 183 in the table), terrorist operative in the PIJ's Al-Quds Battalions in Rafah (saraya.ps).

Left: Suleiman Salama Abu Louli (No. 192 in the table), Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades terrorist operative (Facebook.com). Right: Isma'il Salim Abd al-Karim al-Najjar and Mohammed Ibrahim Tihi al-Najjar (Nos. 190 and 191 in the table). Isma'il al-Najjar was an Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades terrorist operative. Mohammed al-Najjar's identity is unknown (alnajjar.ps).

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Left: Mohammed Abdallah al-Zahouq (No. 198 in the table), Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades terrorist operative (Facebook.com). Right: Isma'il Fatouh (No. 194 in the table), Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades terrorist operative. His name appears under the caption: "One of the heroes of the artillery unit, who fell while fulfilling his duty of jihad (paldf.net).

Left: Farid Mahmoud Abu al-Diqqah (No. 204 in the table), Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades terrorist operative, wrapped in a shroud with the Hamas insignia (Facebook.com) Right: Mohammed Isma'il Abu Oudah (No. 199 in the table), Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades terrorist operative (Facebook.com).

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Left: Hussam Jamal Shamlakh (No. 221 in the table), Fatah terrorist operative (fateh1965.blogspot.com). Right: Hussein Abd al-Nasser al-Astal (No. 217 in the table), Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades terrorist operative (Facebook.com).

Left: Abdallah Salem al-Akhras (No. 228 in the table), Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades terrorist operative (Facebook.com). Right: Mohammed Mahmoud al-Qadim (No. 223 in the table), terrorist operative in the Al-Quds Battalions, the PIJ's military wing (Facebook.com).

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Left: Mohammed Nabil Ghanem (No. 230 in the table), Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades terrorist operative (Facebook.com). Right: Bashir Mohammed Abd al-Aal (No. 229 in the table), Izz al-Din alQassam Brigades terrorist operative (Facebook.com).

Left: Bassem (Bassel) Mohammed Mahmoud Madi (No. 252 in the table), terrorist operative in the Al-Quds Battalions, the PIJ's military wing (saraya.ps). Right: Hamza Hussam al-Abadla (No. 237 in the table), terrorist operative in the Al-Quds Battalions, the PIJ's military wing (alwatanvoice.com).

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Left: Mourning poster issued by Fatah/Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades for Ahmad and Mahmoud Radwan (Nos. 257 and 258 in the table), both described as jihad fighters killed while "attacking the vehicles of the Zionist enemy" (fateh1965.blogspot.com). Right: Ahmad Hassan al-Ghalban (No. 268 in the table), Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades terrorist operative (Facebook.com).

Alaa Mohammed Abd al-Majid Abu Shabab (No. 267 in the table), a terrorist operative whose organizational affiliation is unknown (Facebook.com)

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Left: Rafat Ali Bahloul (No. 273 in the table), Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (Facebook.com). Right: Mahmoud Darwish Abu Bilal (No. 270 in the table), Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades terrorist operative (Facebook.com).

Ahmad Sami (Salem) Khamis (No. 294 in the table), terrorist operative in the PIJ's Al-Quds Battalions (Facebook.com)

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Mourning poster issued by the Ahmed Abu al-Rish Battalions with pictures of the organization's operatives killed in Khan Yunis (facebook.com): the third from right in the bottom row is Yahya Bassam Mohammed al-Sari (No. 299 in the table). The second from the right in the bottom row is Mohammed Bassam al-Sari (No. 298 in the table). On the right in the bottom row: Mustafa Rida Salehiya (No. 300 in the table). There are other operatives in the photo whose names appear on the Palestinian Health Ministry's lists that we have not yet examined: Mohammed Mustafa Salehiya (No. 302 in the table), Ibrahim Jamal Nasr (No. 303 in the table), Wassim Rida Salahiya (No. 304 in the table), Mohammed Iwad Nasr (No. 307 in the table) and Rushdi Khaled Nasr (No. 309 in the table).

Qassem Talal Ali Hamdan (No. 301 in the table), Hamas terrorist operative whose name does not appear on the Palestinian Health Ministry's lists (paldf.net)

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Appendix C
List of an additional 150 names published by the Palestinian Health Ministry (moh.gov.ps, July 23, 2014)

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