Fatma Omar An-Najar
Fatimah Omar Mahmoud Al-Najar was a 64-year-old Palestinian widow who blew herself up near Israeli troops sweeping through northern Gaza on 23 November 2006, wounding 4 Israeli soldiers.[1]
She has seven sons and two daughters,[2] Her oldest daughter stated that the Israeli military had destroyed her house, they killed her grandson and another grandson is in a wheelchair with an amputated leg.[3]
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.[3]
Quote
- "I hope God accepts it," [3]
References
- ↑ About her operations at alqassam.ps
- ↑ Her Biography at Alqassam Official web-site
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Associated Press (23 November 2006). "Matriarch who lost grandson in conflict with Israelis turns into suicide bomber". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 25 November 2006.
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