Maher Udda
Maher Udda (also Maher Ouda, Arabic: ماهر عودة, Hebrew: מאהר עודה) (born 1963) is a Palestinian terrorist suspected of planning suicide bombings in Israel.[1]
Udda is a top Hamas commander. On March 15, 2010 he was arrested by the Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet in a joint operation which caught him by surprise.[2] Hamas claimed that the Palestinian Authority was involved in helping Israel arrest Udda.[3] The Israeli military described at the time of his arrest as one of the founders of Hamas.[3]
Udda is suspected of planning the 2003 Café Hillel bombing.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Army catches Café Hillel bombing planner," Yaakov Katz, March 15, 2010, Jerusalem Post.
- ↑ Israel nabs top Hamas terrorist March 15, 2010, Haaretz
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Israel arrests Hamas leader March 15, 2010, Al Jazeera
- ↑ "Hamas man behind deadly attacks nabbed". Ynet News. March 14, 2010.
This Palestinian biographical article is a stub. You can help EverybodyWiki by expanding it. |
This Middle Eastern biographical article related to the military is a stub. You can help EverybodyWiki by expanding it. |
This article "Maher Udda" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Maher Udda. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.