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⚫ '''Talal Abu Zarifa''' (died 13 May 2023) was a Palestinian communist fighter and politician.
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⚫ '''Talal Abu Zarifa''' ({{langx|ar|طلال أبو ظريفة}}; 13 May 1960 – 13 May 2024) was a ] ] ] and a ].
⚫ ==Biography==
At a young age, Zarifa joined the ranks of the ] while being a university student in ], before he returned to the ] to serve as a leader in the group.


⚫ == Biography ==
Zarifa was a member of the Political Bureau of the ]. He was elected during the eighth General National Congress in April 2024.
Abu Zarifa was born in the city of ] in ], in the southeast of the ] in 1960, at which time ].<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date=13 May 2024 |title=«الديمقراطية» تودع شهيدها طلال أبو ظريفة القائد الوطني وعضو مكتبها السياسي في قطاع غزة |trans-title="Democracy" bids farewell to its martyr Talal Abu Dharifa, the national leader and member of its political bureau in the Gaza Strip |url=https://www.wattan.net/ar/news/434528.html |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=wattan.net |publisher=WATTAN |quote=}}</ref>


He belonged to the ] when he was a student at the ] in 1977, and was a member of the ] conference in 1979. Later, in 1983, he obtained a bachelor's degree in ] from the ], College of Science. He worked in the Directorate of the ], ], and during the ] and the invasion of Abasan al-Kabira in 2003, the ] blew his house up.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://felesteen.news/post/151972/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%8A%D8%BA%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%87%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88-%D8%B8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B2| title =الاحتلال يغتال القيادي بالجبهة الديمقراطية طلال أبو ظريفة.. ما أبرز مهامه؟| last = | first = | date = 13 May 2024| website = felesteen.news| publisher = Palestine Online| access-date = 15 May 2024| quote = }}</ref> Abu Zarifa said about the formation of the ] in 2018:<ref>{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109171409/https://www.maghress.com/bayanealyaoume/5504|date=9 January 2020}}</ref >
Zarifa was appointed as the leader of the Palestinian resistance against ] in al-Sabra neighborhood, east of ], during the ]. There he was killed during an Israeli airstrike. Fellow communist fighter Mahmoud Hamami and another person were also killed in the attack.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/dflp-official-martyred-in-israeli-raid-south-of-gaza|title=DFLP official martyred in Israeli raid south of Gaza|work=Al Mayadeen|date=13 May 2024}}</ref>
{{blockquote|''"The resistance’s honourable response in the Joint Operations Room is consolidating the meanings of national unity."''}}

== Death ==
Talal Abu Zarifa was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the ] neighborhood, south of ], on 13 May 2024 during the ]. Some sources claim that he was targeted for assassination.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://wafa.ps/Pages/Details/95411 | date = 13 May 2024 | title=استشهاد القيادي بالجبهة الديمقراطية طلال أبو ظريفة بغارة اسرائيلية جنوب غزة | trans-title = Democratic Front leader Talal Abu Dharifa martyred in Israeli raid in southern Gaza | access-date = 15 May 2024 | website = wafa.ps | publisher = WAFA }}</ref> Palestinian media reported that he was killed by an airstrike on his house. Israeli military whistleblowers told Israeli journalist ] that the IDF had been systematically killing members of Hamas and their suspected associates by bombing their family homes in the ].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/ | title='Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing spree in Gaza | date=3 April 2024 }}</ref>


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Palestinian communist militant (1960–2024)

Talal Abu Zarifa
طلال أبو ظريفة
Personal details
Born13 May 1960
Abasan al-Kabira, All-Palestine Protectorate, United Arab Republic
Died13 May 2024
Sabra, Palestine
Political partyDemocratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
EducationUniversity of Algiers
Military service
AllegiancePalestinian Joint Operations Room

Talal Abu Zarifa (Arabic: طلال أبو ظريفة; 13 May 1960 – 13 May 2024) was a Palestinian communist militant and a politician.

Biography

Abu Zarifa was born in the city of Abasan al-Kabira in Khan Yunis Governorate, in the southeast of the Gaza Strip in 1960, at which time Egypt held sway over the territory.

He belonged to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine when he was a student at the University of Algiers in 1977, and was a member of the General Union of Palestinian Students conference in 1979. Later, in 1983, he obtained a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Algiers, College of Science. He worked in the Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture, Khan Yunis Governorate, and during the Second Palestinian Intifada and the invasion of Abasan al-Kabira in 2003, the IDF blew his house up. Abu Zarifa said about the formation of the Palestinian Joint Operations Room in 2018:

"The resistance’s honourable response in the Joint Operations Room is consolidating the meanings of national unity."

Death

Talal Abu Zarifa was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Al-Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City, on 13 May 2024 during the Israel–Hamas war. Some sources claim that he was targeted for assassination. Palestinian media reported that he was killed by an airstrike on his house. Israeli military whistleblowers told Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham that the IDF had been systematically killing members of Hamas and their suspected associates by bombing their family homes in the Gaza Strip.

References

  1. "«الديمقراطية» تودع شهيدها طلال أبو ظريفة القائد الوطني وعضو مكتبها السياسي في قطاع غزة" ["Democracy" bids farewell to its martyr Talal Abu Dharifa, the national leader and member of its political bureau in the Gaza Strip]. wattan.net. WATTAN. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  2. "الاحتلال يغتال القيادي بالجبهة الديمقراطية طلال أبو ظريفة.. ما أبرز مهامه؟". felesteen.news. Palestine Online. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  3. Archived 9 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "استشهاد القيادي بالجبهة الديمقراطية طلال أبو ظريفة بغارة اسرائيلية جنوب غزة" [Democratic Front leader Talal Abu Dharifa martyred in Israeli raid in southern Gaza]. wafa.ps. WAFA. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  5. "'Lavender': The AI machine directing Israel's bombing spree in Gaza". 3 April 2024.


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