Fatah praises as “hero” and “legend” terrorist shooter who ambushed Israeli soldiers

The video shows pictures of terrorist Samih Abu Al-Wafa, including one of him leaning out of a window while another man holds his waist and aiming an assault rifle to shoot at Israeli soldiers. A song is played in the background.

Lyrics: “The people asks: Who is that, the masked man in the picture?

That is our hero Samih Abu Al-Wafa, the legend.

He appeared with his weapon from the window, with his masked face.

How beautiful are the bullets of the confrontation, when Samih advanced.

Our brigade has men, they make our land shake”

[Fatah Movement – Bethlehem Branch, Telegram channel, Aug. 15, 2023]

Posted text on Telegram channel: “Our wish is that if a Martyr goes out from us, the people will say ‘Allahu Akbar’ (i.e., “Allah is greatest”) and follow his footsteps.

The lion of the ambushes, Martyr commander Samih Abu Al-Wafa (i.e., terrorist, shot at Israeli soldiers; died in 2023 Operation Home and Garden)

May Allah receive him – one of the heroes of the heroic Al-Ansar Mosque ambush (refers to Palestinian terrorists ambushing Israeli forces in Jenin, wounding 7 with an explosive on June 19, 2023; 7 Palestinians, mostly terrorists, were killed and dozens wounded in the ensuing gun battle)

- The Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (i.e., Fatah’s military wing)”

2023 Operation Home and Garden - an Israeli counter-terror operation in Jenin that lasted from July 3-5, 2023. The operation targeted terror infrastructure in the city, and particularly the Islamic Jihad-affiliated terror group the Jenin Brigade, after 50 terror attacks had originated from the city and 19 terrorists had fled to it since the start of 2023. Israeli soldier David Yehuda Yitzhak, 23, was killed during the operation, while at least 18 Palestinian terrorists were killed and over 300 terror suspects were arrested. During the operation, Israeli forces attacked a terror headquarters located next to a medical clinic and two schools, one of them belonging to UNRWA. Several weapons factories were discovered containing hundreds of explosives and weapons caches. Terrorists opened fire on Israeli forces from within a mosque in the Jenin refugee camp, and after gaining control of the site, the Israeli forces discovered weapons caches including explosives and entrances to underground tunnels in the mosque's basement.