Summary
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Palestinian Armed Forces and a member of the Central Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, assassinated by a commando force on 16 April 1988; the study reports that an investigation carried out by the Tunisian Government ascertained the direct responsibility of Israel in the attack (Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem: Part IV (1984-1988), lines 521-528).
Details
- The assassination is presented in the study as the culmination of Israel’s continued threats and attacks against the PLO during the First Intifada (lines 521-524).
- The Security Council considered the matter at four meetings between 21 and 25 April 1988 and adopted UN Security Council Resolution 611 on 25 April 1988 (lines 525-528).
- The nineteenth extraordinary session of the Palestinian National Council at Algiers, 12-15 November 1988, was dedicated to Abu Jihad, slain earlier in the year, and was called by Palestinians the session of the intifadah and national independence (lines 559-562).
Related pages
Palestine Liberation Organization, UN Security Council Resolution 611, Palestinian National Council, First Intifada, State of Palestine