Alaa Shreiteh

Alaa Adeeb Abdel-Jabbar Shreiteh was born in Tulkarm, Palestine, on 22 December 1979, where he grew up and received his education.[https://qudsnet.com/post/561315/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%84-5-%D9%81%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%85 "الجيش الإسرائيلي يقتل 5 فلسطينيين في طولكرم"] (in Arabic)

He was arrested by Israel on 26 November 2002 for being a member of Hamas and for orchestrating attacks using improvised explosive devices during the Second Intifada. He faced "severe torture" during interrogation as reported by the Palestinian Prisoners Center for Studies, and was released on 24 March 2016 after spending 14 years in Israeli prison.https://www.alwatanvoice.com/arabic/news/2016/03/24/890620.html (in Arabic)[https://palinfo.com/news/2012/06/21/128588/ "أسير في جلبوع يعاني من حمى البحر المتوسط"] (in Arabic)

He married after his release, fathering three children.[https://www.alaraby.co.uk/politics/%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%85-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%86%D9 "شهداء خلية كتائب القسام في طولكرم... عمليات نوعية تلبية لغزة"] (in Arabic) He later continued his university education in the domain of Islamic Sharia, which he could not complete due to his death.

He became a military commander in Palestine's West Bank,{{cite web|access-date=2024-05-06 |archive-date=2024-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506173044/https://palinfo.com/news/2024/05/05/887962/ |date=2024-05-05 |language=ar |title=القائد الشهيد علاء شريتح في وصيته: عدونا لا يفهم إلا لغة الحراب والرصاص |url=https://palinfo.com/news/2024/05/05/887962/}}{{cite web|access-date=2024-05-06 |archive-date=2024-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506200628/https://www.punjabnewsline.ca/news/hamas-west-bank-commander-killed-in-idf-raids-60962 |date=2024-05-05 |language=en |title=Hamas' West Bank commander killed in IDF raids |url=https://www.punjabnewsline.ca/news/hamas-west-bank-commander-killed-in-idf-raids-60962 |website=Punjab Newsline}}{{cite web|access-date=2024-05-06 |archive-date=2024-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506202439/https://ordonews.com/hamas-west-bank-commander-killed-in-israeli-raids/ |date=2024-05-05 |language=en |title=Hamas' West Bank Commander Killed In Israeli Raids |url=https://ordonews.com/hamas-west-bank-commander-killed-in-israeli-raids/ |website=ORDO News}} where he led the planning of various Palestinian military operations against Israel, notably the 2 November 2023 attack on Route 557, which was the first Palestinian military operation in the West Bank in 20 years.{{cite web|access-date=2024-05-06 |archive-date=2023-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210174042/https://qudsn.co/post/201143/%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AB%D9%82%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B0-20-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%B4%D9%81-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A- |date=2023-11-11 |language=ar |title="أول عملية موثقة منذ 20 عامًا .. كتائب القسام في الضفة تكشف تفاصيل جديدة في عملية "بيت ليد" |url=https://qudsn.co/post/201143/%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AB%D9%82%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B0-20-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B6%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%B4%D9%81-%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-}}{{cite web|access-date=2024-05-06 |archive-date=2024-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506185941/https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2023/11/12/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AB%D9%82-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%B6%D8%AF-%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%AF |date=2023-11-12 |language=ar |title=القسام توثق بالفيديو عمليتين ضد جنود الاحتلال بالضفة |url=https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2023/11/12/القسام-توثق-بالفيديو-عمليتين-ضد-جنود}} Shreiteh was then pursued by Israel, which raided his home several times before finally killing him on 4 May 2024.{{cite web|access-date=2024-05-06 |archive-date=2024-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506182628/https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2024/4/1/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B2%D9%84-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%8A |date=2024-04-01 |language=ar |title=الاحتلال يقتحم منزل أسير محرر في طولكرم وينفذ عمليات هدم في القدس |url=https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2024/4/1/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B2%D9%84-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%8A}}{{cite web|access-date=2024-05-06 |archive-date=2024-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506193048/https://www.khaberni.com/news/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%AD-652764 |date=2024-05-05 |language=ar |title=ماذا جاء في وصية الشهيد علاء شريتح؟ |url=https://www.khaberni.com/news/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%AD-652764}}

At around 11:00 (PSST) on 3 May 2024, Shreiteh and three other members of the Al-Qassam Brigades were surrounded by the Israeli army in a house in the town of Deir al-Ghusun in the Tulkarm Governorate, where a violent clash ensued between them, followed by the arrival of Israeli reinforcements with more than 50 military vehicles and four military bulldozers. The Israeli army kept the house surrounded for 15 hours, during which air and drone strikes were called on the house. After fully bulldozing the house with everyone inside with the military bulldozers, Israel announced that it had succeeded in killing Shreiteh and the three other members, alongside a fifth member whose identity remained unknown.{{cite web|access-date=2024-05-06 |archive-date=2024-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506144225/https://arn.ps/post/282584.html |date=2024-05-04 |language=ar |title=(محدث) 5 شهداء في دير الغصون |url=https://arn.ps/post/282584.html}}{{cite web|access-date=2024-05-06 |archive-date=2024-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506211455/https://www.maannews.net/news/2116679.html |date=2024-05-04 |language=ar |title=شهداء واعتقال ودمار- الاحتلال ينسحب من دير الغصون شمال طولكرم |url=https://www.maannews.net/news/2116679.html}}{{cite web|access-date=2024-05-10 |archive-date=2024-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510201848/https://arabic.cnn.com/middle-east/article/2024/05/05/news-hamas-military-wing-says-three-fighters-killed-in-battle-with-israeli-military-in-west-bank |date=2024-05-05 |language=ar |title=كتائب عز الدين القسام تعلن مقتل 3 من عناصرها بمعركة مع الجيش الإسرائيلي في الضفة الغربية |url=https://arabic.cnn.com/middle-east/article/2024/05/05/news-hamas-military-wing-says-three-fighters-killed-in-battle-with-israeli-military-in-west-bank}}

Shreiteh's body was buried in Turkalm on 15 May 2024 with the attendance of thousands of Palestinians{{cite web|access-date=2024-05-16 |archive-date=2024-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516213543/https://assabeel.net/news/2024/5/15/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%85-%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%AD |date=2024-05-15 |language=ar |title=آلاف المواطنين في طولكرم يشيعون الشهيد القسامي علاء شريتح |url=https://assabeel.net/news/2024/5/15/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%85-%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%AD}} after the identity of his body was confirmed through a DNA test. The funeral procession set off from the Martyr Dr. Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital towards his home on Haddadeen Street, where he was given a "last farewell look". He was then transported to the Uthman Ibn Affan Mosque, where prayers were prayed on him, before burying him in the western cemetery.{{cite web|access-date=2024-05-16 |archive-date=2024-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516213816/https://www.maannews.net/news/2117419.html |date=2024-05-15 |language=ar |title=تشييع جثمان الشهيد علاء شريتح في طولكرم |url=https://www.maannews.net/news/2117419.html}}{{cite web|access-date=2024-05-16 |archive-date=2024-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516213826/https://hurrya.news/?p=53557 |date=2024-05-15 |language=ar |title=جماهير غفيرة تشيّع الشهيد القسامي القائد علاء شريتح في طولكرم |url=https://hurrya.news/?p=53557}}{{cite web|access-date=2024-05-16 |archive-date=2024-05-16 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240516213706/https://wafa.ps/Pages/Details/95595 |date=2024-05-15 |language=ar |title=تشييع جثمان الشهيد علاء شريتح في طولكرم |url=https://wafa.ps/Pages/Details/95595}}

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