Murderer of 3 Israelis honored as “heroic fighting Martyr” by Abbas’ Fatah
- Terrorist murderer of 3 Israeli policemen was a former member of the PA Security Services and a member of Fatah
- Fatah: Terrorist was “heroic fighting Martyr”
- Terrorist’s funeral was “a wedding procession”
Last week, Muhannad Al-Iswed, a 34-year-old Palestinian terrorist who was a member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (Fatah’s military wing), and a former member of the PA Presidential Guard, murdered 3 Israeli police officers, before being killed by Israeli soldiers. For PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah Movement, the death of the murderer was the “death as a Martyr.” In several announcements, Fatah’s military wing praised Al-Iswed as a “heroic fighting Martyr” who “wrote tales of heroism and honor in the fields of battle and confrontation.”
In the shooting northwest of Hebron, Iswed murdered police officers Hadas Brentz (53), Arik Ben Eliyahu (37), and Roni Shakuri (61) who were driving in their car.
Fatah’s announcements called his funeral “a wedding” in accordance with Islamic belief that a person “who dies for Allah” is considered a “Shahid” - a “Martyr” - and is rewarded with 72 Virgins in Paradise. According to Fatah, murdering the 3 Israelis was and Islamic act to be rewarded by Allah.
The following are the texts on Fatah’s posters announcing the “Martyr’s wedding”:
Posted Text: “#Al-Aqsa_Flood” (Hamas' name for its terror war against Israel; see note below -Ed.)
Text on poster: “‘Among the believers are men who have proven true to what they pledged to Allah. Some of them have fulfilled their pledge [with their lives], others are waiting [their turn].’ [Quran 23:33, Sahih International translation]
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades
The military wing of the [Palestinian] National Liberation Movement – Fatah accompany in a wedding procession their heroic fighting Martyr
Muhannad Muhammad Al-Iswed (i.e., terrorist, murdered 3)
who carried out the Tarqumiya operation that led to the killing of 3 [Israeli] police officers on Sept. 1, 2024, at the Tarkumia checkpoint West of Hebron.
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades – Military Media”
[The Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, Telegram, Sept. 2, 2024]
The poster at the top features the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades’ logo (left), Fatah’s logo (right), and terrorist murderer Al-Iswed’s head edited onto a uniformed Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades terrorist (center). The poster above shows a masked Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades terrorist holding a pistol, a security camera screenshot of the attack, showing Al-Iswed running with an M-16 rifle, and the same edited image of Al-Iswed.
Posted Text: “#Al-Aqsa_Flood” (Hamas' name for its terror war against Israel; see note below -Ed.)
Text on poster and in post: “’And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision’ [Quran 3:169, Sahih International translation]
The hero [Muhannad Al-Iswed] ofthe Tarqumiya operation (i.e., terrorist, murdered 3) – who wrote tales of heroism and honor in the fields of battle and confrontation
The heroic fighting Martyr– Muhannad Muhammad Al-Iswed
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (Fatah’s military wing) – Military Media”
[The Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, Telegram, Sept. 1, 2024]
Another post identifies terrorist murderer Al-Iswed as a former member of the PA Presidential Guard as well as a member of Fatah:
Posted text: “The one [Muhannad Al-Iswed] who carried out the Tarqumiya operation (i.e., terrorist, murdered 3), who died as a Martyr a short time ago.
Born in Jordan in 1990
Lives in Idna.
A member of Fatah.Returned to the homeland in 1998 together with his family, after they received a family reunion permit.
Joined the [PA] Presidential Guard, his service ended in 2015.
His father is an engineer, and his mother is a housewife.”[Palestine News – Main channel, Telegram, Sept. 1, 2024]
PMW has shown that members of the PA Security establishment often participate in terror and that the PA/Fatah takes pride in this. Terrorist murderer Al-Iswed was a former member of the PA Presidential Guard and this leads to concern as to the agenda, ideology, and teachings of said PA Security establishment.
Earlier this year, Fatah’s military wing announced their creation of a “the Martyrdom-seeking unit of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades”:
Text on screen: “The Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (i.e., Fatah’s military wing) – Youth of Revenge and Liberation – Tulkarem – Special Unit”
Masked terrorist: “Praise Allah – the establishment has been completed of the special unit in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades that is subordinate to the Youth of Revenge and Liberation.We promise you that we, in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip – our response will be resounding and powerful.”
[“The Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades – Youth of Revenge and Liberation – Tulkarem,” Telegram channel, April 23, 2024]
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades also posted about the establishment of the unit:
Text around logo: “Special unit –
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades (i.e., Fatah’s military wing)
Youth of Revenge and Liberation
Tulkarem”
Text on image: “Wait…
At 12:00 p.m. there will be a filmed statement on the launch of ‘the special unit’ – the Martyrdom-seeking unit of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades – Youth of Revenge and Liberation/Tulkarem”
[“The Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades – Youth of Revenge and Liberation – Tulkarem,” Telegram channel, April 23, 2024]