Fatma Omar An-Najar

Fatma Omar Juma was a 64-year-old Palestinian widow who blew herself up near Israeli troops sweeping through northern Gaza on November 23, 2006, wounding two soldiers. According to her oldest daughter, the Israelis military had destroyed her house, they killed her grandson and another grandson is in a wheelchair with an amputated leg.[1] She was a veteran Hamas supporter and sheltered fugitive militants during the first Palestinian uprising of 1987-1993. She is reported to have been the oldest Palestinian suicide bomber to date.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Associated Press (2006-11-23). "Matriarch who lost grandson in conflict with Israelis turns into suicide bomber". International Herald Tribune. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/23/africa/ME_GEN_Grandmother_Bomber.php. Retrieved 2006-11-25. 

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