Marwan Issa

Marwan Issa (born 1965 AKA Abu-Baraa) is a Palestinian militant and leader of Hamas' military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.[1] In 2012, Issa replaced Ahmed Jabari as the group's military leader after Jabari was killed in a targeted Israeli air strike.[2][3]

In 2007, Issa survived a targeted attack by Israeli forces.[4]

References
  1. Issacharoff, Avi (16 November 2012). "From Gaza to Tel Aviv". The New Yorker.
  2. Khoury, Jack (25 November 2012). "Jabari deputy likely to be Hamas' next military commander". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016.
  3. Levy, Elior (1 March 2015). "Head of Hamas' military wing makes rare appearance". Ynetnews. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015.
  4. "Report: Marwan Issa to Replace Jaabri". Arutz Sheva. 15 November 2012. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012.


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