Issam al-Da'alis

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Issam al-Da'alis
عصام الدعاليس
Head of the Government Administrative Committee
In office
14 June 2021 –18 March 2025

Issam al-Da'alis (Arabic : عصام الدعاليس, romanized: Issam Al-Da'alis, 30 October 1966 – 18 March 2025), also spelled Daalis or Dalis, was a Palestinian politician who served as the head of the Government Administrative Committee of the Gaza Strip, [2] [3] [4] a position comparable to that of prime minister or head of government. [5] He was assassinated by Israel during the 18 March 2025 attacks.

Al-Daalis was born in the Jabalia, Palestine, in 1966. He served as the president of the union of UNRWA employees in Gaza. [6] He later served as advisor to Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. [6] In March 2021, al-Daalis was elected to Hamas' political leadership. [6]

In June 2021, the Palestinian parliament (PLC) elected al-Da'alis as the head of the Government Administrative Committee of the Gaza Strip. [7] The PLC was meeting in Gaza. [7] Despite performing, from 2021 up until the beginning of the Gaza war, day-to-day work in the Gaza Strip akin to that of a head of government, [5] al-Da'alis, in contrast to most other Hamas's leaders, had not been the target of Western sanctions. [8]

Al-Da'alis was reported to have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on 23 July 2024, [9] but his death was not confirmed by Hamas. He was assassinated during the 18 March 2025 attacks, at the age of 58. Hamas confirmed his death. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "يوم دام جديد في غزة.. ماذا قالت حماس عن لجنة الإسناد المجتمعي؟". alaraby. 24 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "With the need to hold student council elections in the forefront, ICHR delegation meets with Gaza officials and discusses human rights issues". The Independent Commission For Human Rights. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Palestinians establish cornea bank in Gaza". Middle East Monitor. 19 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "LIVE UPDATES: Day Two of Operation Aqsa Typhoon, ongoing Israeli Occupation aggression in Gaza". en.royanews.tv. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Foreign Affairs Bureau Wishes the Government Work Head a Happy Eid-ul-Fitr". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine. Retrieved 29 October 2023.[ dead link ]
  6. 1 2 3 "Essam al-Dalis". ECFR. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  7. 1 2 Khaled Abu Toameh (14 June 2021). "Palestinian Authority: This is not a gov't of change". Jerusalem Post . Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Hamas Faces Few Sanctions for a Group Called Terrorist by the US". Bloomberg.com. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "مصادر لـ"الشرق الأوسط": مقتل اثنين من أعضاء المكتب السياسي لـ"حماس" و3 قادة عسكريين في غارة بغزة". Asharq Al-Awsat. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Hamas names 4 senior officials killed in wave of IDF strikes on Gaza". The Times of Israel. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
Political offices
Preceded by Head of the Government Administrative Committee
2021–2025		Succeeded by
Vacant


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