Ibrahim Hamed

Last updated May 04, 2025

Ibrahim Hamed (إبراهيم حامد; born 1965 in Silwad ^[1] (age 59–60)) is a Hamas military commander in the West Bank who ordered suicide bombing attacks during the Second Intifada ^[2] which he claimed is due to Israeli attacks on Palestinians until he was apprehended by Israeli Yamam unit on 23 May 2006.^[3] Israeli authorities accused him of being responsible for 96 civilian deaths.^[2]

Ibrahim Hamed was serving 45 life sentences in Israeli prison for orchestrating many suicide attacks in Israel that killed dozens of civilians.^[4]

It appeared that Hamed was interned under consecutive 6-month administrative detention orders by the Israeli government.

Israel tried Hamed in military court, and on 27 June 2012 he was convicted of killing 46 people.^[5]

In January 2025, the release of Hamed was agreed upon as part of the 2025 Gaza war ceasefire, aimed at securing the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.^[6]

Attacks attributed to Ibrahim Hamed

According to Israeli security sources on 1 December 2001, Hamed dispatched two suicide bombers who blew up in Zion Square and Ben Yehuda St. in Jerusalem killing 11 people and injuring dozens.^[2]
On 9 March 2002, a Hamas suicide bomber dispatched by Hamed blew himself up at Café Moment bombing in Jerusalem killing 12 people.^[2]
Six people were killed in a suicide attack planned by Hamed at the Sheffield Club in Rishon LeZion on 7 March that same year.^[2]
Hebrew University massacre: A bomb planted in a cafeteria at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem killed nine students on 31 July 2002.^[2]
Café Hillel bombing: 9 September 2003 in Jerusalem.^[2]
Tzrifin bus stop attack 9 September 2003.^[2]

Notes

↑ Levinson, Chaim (12 October 2011). "Barghouti, Ze'evi Assassin Among Prisoners to Be Freed". Haaretz . Retrieved 2 May 2025.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Efrat Weiss (23 May 2006). "Top Hamas fugitive nabbed". Ynetnews. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
↑ Amos Harel (23 May 2006). "IDF arrests most-wanted Hamas bomb mastermind in West Bank". Haaretz. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
↑ أسماء بعض الأسرى المقرر الإفراج عنهم [Some of the names of prisoners to be released] (in Arabic). paltimes.net. 12 October 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
↑ "Israel: Hamas Leader Convicted". The New York Times. Associated Press. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
↑ "Gaza ceasefire: Who are the most prominent Palestinians held by Israel?". January 17, 2025.

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[1] Levinson, Chaim (12 October 2011). "Barghouti, Ze'evi Assassin Among Prisoners to Be Freed". Haaretz . Retrieved 2 May 2025.

[ynetnewsEfratWeiss-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Efrat Weiss (23 May 2006). "Top Hamas fugitive nabbed". Ynetnews. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

[3] Amos Harel (23 May 2006). "IDF arrests most-wanted Hamas bomb mastermind in West Bank". Haaretz. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

[4] أسماء بعض الأسرى المقرر الإفراج عنهم [Some of the names of prisoners to be released] (in Arabic). paltimes.net. 12 October 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.

[5] "Israel: Hamas Leader Convicted". The New York Times. Associated Press. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.

[6] "Gaza ceasefire: Who are the most prominent Palestinians held by Israel?". January 17, 2025.

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