Fatah Sharif
Fatah Sharif Abu Al-Amin was a Palestinian who was the principal of the UNRWA-run 'Deir Yassin' school in Lebanon until his suspension in March 2024. He served as member of the movement’s leadership of Hamas in Lebanon. He was killed in an Israeli Air Force strike as part of September 2024 Israeli attacks against Lebannon, along with his wife and two children, in the Al-Bass refugee camp in Tyre district, southern Lebanon.
Biography
In March 2024, UNRWA in Lebanon announced his suspension from his position as a teacher for the agency due to what was described as a "violation of agency protocols" after he praised the 7 October attack. He was suspended for three months. Following his suspension, dozens of activists protested the decision in front of UNRWA offices in Beirut.According to the Israel Defense Forces, Sharif was "in charge of coordinating Hamas activities from Lebanon with elements of Hezbollah, and was also responsible for strengthening the organization's efforts in Lebanon in the field of recruiting agents and purchasing weapons". He also led efforts to "build Hamas' power in Lebanon and worked to promote Hamas' interests in the arena, both politically and militarily".. Hamas in a press release confirmed that ‘Fatah Sahriv was the Hamas leader in Lebanon and a member of the movement's leadership abroad’.