Jihad Shehadeh
Jihad Maharaj Ibrahim Abdul Wahab Shehadeh was a Palestinian military commander and co-founder of the Tulkarm Battalion. He was one of Israel's most wanted, as he was accused of directing and carrying out a series of shootings at IDF forces at Israeli military checkpoints.
Biography
Shehadeh was born to a family from the Tulkarm refugee camp, attending various schools in his youth.He co-founded the Tulkarm Battalion - Rapid Response military branch with Amir Abu Khadija, and Shehadeh later took total command of it. Israeli intelligence forces requested Shehadeh to surrender himself several times throughout his career, to which he declined. He was placed at the district headquarters for al-Qassam for three months in hiding, and then subsequently left to return to military activity. He became one of Israel's most wanted and the Shin Bet accused him of carrying out many shootings at Israeli military checkpoints.
Shehadeh had been arrested multiple times by Israel previously, and spent several months in prison, along with his father Brigadier general "Maharaj Shehadeh", who had been arrested by Israel in 2001 and released in 2016 due to his activity in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.