“I want Martyrdom… [I act] only for Allah” – dead terrorist’s last words to his mother

An interview is shown with the mother of terrorist Malek Awni Lafi, one of 5 Hamas terrorists who shot at Israeli soldiers and were killed, after previously being involved in a shooting at an Israeli restaurant.

Official PA TV reporter: “How was the last meeting between you and your son[Malek Awni Lafi], whose death as a Martyr was announced today? …

Mother of terrorist Malek Awni Lafi: “I saw him as a lion, an upright lion. He was dressed in black, with his flak jacket. He embraced me and said: “Here is the rifle, mom…This is what I want. I want Martyrdom. I’m not interested in the faction. I don’t belong to any faction. [I act] only for Allah.”

[Official PA TV News, Feb. 6, 2023]

Rafat Wael Aweidat, Ibrahim Wael Aweidat, Malek Awni Lafi, Adham Majdi Aweidat, and Thaer Aweidat – Palestinian terrorists and members of the Hamas terror organization who shot at Israeli forces conducting a counter-terror operation in the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp south of Jericho on Feb. 6, 2023. The forces returned fire, killing the 5 terrorists. Israeli forces were in the camp to arrest a Hamas terror cell that shot at an Israeli restaurant at Almog Junction in the Jordan Valley on Jan. 28, 2023 – all 5 terrorists were involved in that shooting attack. Israeli forces arrested 2 senior Hamas members in the operation.