Yahya Ayyash

Yahya Ayyash

Yahya Abd-al-Latif Ayyash (Arabic: يحيى عياش‎) (22 February 1966 – 5 January 1996) was the chief bombmaker of Hamas and the leader of the West Bank battalion of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. In that capacity, he earned the nickname the Engineer (Arabic: المهندس‎, transliterated al-Muhandis). He was assassinated by Shin Bet on 5 January 1996.

To Palestinians, he is a celebrated hero who has streets and other locales named in his honor.

Read more about Yahya Ayyash:  Early Life, Work For Hamas, Assassination, Veneration in Palestinian Society