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Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Report: 26 of the 32 Gazans killed were affiliated with terrorist organizations

Initial Analysis of the Identities of Gazans Killed During the “Great Return
March” on March 30 and April 6, 2018
Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
Published: 17/04/2018

Full document in PDF format
http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/app/uploads/2018/04/E_091_18.pdf

Overview

During and after the events of “great return march” that began on March 20,
2018, between 32 and 34 Palestinians were killed (as of April 11, 2018).
Most of them have been identified as terrorist operatives affiliated with
Hamas and the other terrorist organizations operating in the Gaza Strip.
Most of them were killed while rioting against IDF forces. Some were killed
while carrying out terrorist attacks, attempting to cross the border
security fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip, or in IDF attacks
following terrorist activities carried out during the “great return march.”

According to the initial ITIC analysis, 26 of the 32 (about 80%) Gazans
killed were terrorist operatives affiliated with terrorist organizations,
primarily Hamas. Nine were operatives in military wings and four in the
security forces. The others were identified as affiliated with the terrorist
organizations after death notices were issued by the organization or when
their bodies were wrapped in organization flags at their funerals. Regarding
the six whose organizational affiliation was not identified, it can be
assumed that they were civilians.

The affiliation of the terrorists identified the following: Hamas: Five of
the Gazans killed were identified as operatives of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam
Brigades, Hamas’ military-terrorist wing. Four were identified as operatives
in the security forces controlled by Hamas and involved in their activities
(such as the military police). Seven were identified as being affiliated
with Hamas after Hamas held memorial services or issued death notices for
them, or they were buried wrapped in Hamas flags. One of them was identified
as affiliated with the Islamic Bloc, Hamas’ student movement.

Fatah: Six of the Gazans killed as operatives of the al-Aqsa Martyrs
Brigades, Fatah’s military-terrorist wing. Four were identified as
affiliated with the organization because Fatah issued death notices for them
and their bodies were wrapped and buried in Fatah flags.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ): One of the Gazans killed was identified as
an operative of the Jerusalem Brigades, the PIJ’s military-terrorist wing.

Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP): Two of the Gazans
killed were identified as DFLP operatives. One was identified as an
operative in the military-terrorist wing and the other described as a senior
organization figure in the Nuseirat refugee camp.

Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP): One of the Gazans
killed was identified as a PFLP operative.

The high percentage of operatives of Hamas and the other terrorist
organizations clearly indicates their central role in the front lines of
demonstrators and those who clashed with the IDF. There is a glaring absence
of the “civilian” activists who were central in preparing for the march but
who were left behind when the violence began.

Following is an Appendix with information about each of the 32 individual
Gazans killed (there may be two additional Gazans about whom we have no
information).
http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/app/uploads/2018/04/E_091_18.pdf

Methodological note: As noted, this is an initial analysis, and more
information may be added in the future.

The Gazans killed were identified according to information from sources of
varying reliability. In some instances the information indicated they
belonged to one of the terrorist organizations, and in others circumstantial
information linked them to the terrorist organizations.

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