Fatah celebrates “heroic Martyrs” who murdered Israelis
The Fatah Movement – Bethlehem Branch and Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades – Palestine posted an image and text on their Telegram channels
The image shows terrorists Muhannad Faleh Shehadeh on the left and Khaled Mustafa Sabah on the right, who together murdered 4 Israelis. On the far left is a masked terrorist wearing a yellow Fatah headband and holding a machine gun with the ammunition belt slung over his shoulder. In the background is the Dome of the Rock.
Text on image: “Heroic Martyr Muhannad Faleh Shehadeh
Heroic Martyr Khaled Mustafa Sabah”
Text between terrorist murderers: “Thosewho have fulfilled their vow [to the death]
[Quran 23:33, Sahih International translation] (see below for the full verse –Ed.)”
Text below terrorist murderers: “They ascended [to Heaven] on June 20, 2023, while carrying out a heroic shooting operationat the entrance to the Eli settlement north of Ramallah.”
Text on left: “Military Publicity [Department]”
Posted text: “Heroic Martyr Muhannad Faleh Shehadeh
Heroic Martyr Khaled Mustafa Sabah
The Al-Aqsa [Martyrs’] Brigades (i.e., Fatah’s military wing) – Military Publicity [Department]”
[Fatah Movement – Bethlehem Branch, Telegram channel, June 20, 2023; Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades – Palestine, Telegram channel, June 20, 2023]
Muhannad Faleh Shehadeh and Khaled Mustafa Sabah – Palestinian terrorists and members of the Hamas terror organization, aged 26 and 24 respectively, who shot and murdered 4 Israelis - Elisha Antman, 18, Nachman Shmuel Mordoff, 17, Harel Masoud, 21, and Ofer Feirman, 63 - and wounded an additional 4 outside the Jewish town of Eli north of Ramallah on June 20, 2023. Shehadeh was shot and killed in self-defense by an Israeli civilian at the scene. Sabah fled but was found by Israeli forces shortly after and killed while resisting arrest.
The full text of Quran 23:33 (Sahih International translation) reads as follows: “Among the believers are men true to what they promised Allah. Among them is he who has fulfilled his vow [to the death], and among them is he who awaits [his chance]. And they did not alter [the terms of their commitment] by any alteration–”