Faiq Al-Mabhouh

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Brigadier General Fayeq Al-Mabhouh (Faiq Mabhouh)
فائق المبحوح
Personal details
Born	18 December 1968 Jabalia refugee camp
Died	18 March 2024 Al-Shifa Hospital
Political party	Hamas
Spouse	married after 2007, until his death in 2024.[1]
Children	2 sons (Ezzedeen and Mahmoud) and 2 daughters.[1]
Parent	His father was from Bayt Tima (Arabic: بيت طيما ) near Ashkelon[1]
Military service
Allegiance	Palestine
Rank	Brigadier General [2][3]
Commands	Palestinian Civil Police Force, Gaza Strip
Battles/wars	COVID-19 pandemic response.[3][4] Israel–Hamas war Siege of Gaza City Blockade of the Gaza Strip Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip (2023–present) Al-Shifa Hospital siege

Brigadier General Fayeq Al-Mabhouh^[2] (or "Faiq Al-Mabhouh",^[a] Arabic: فائق المبحوح, romanized: "Fā'eq Al-Mabħouħ", Hebrew: פאיק אל מבחוח)^[1][5] was the Director-General of Central Operations in the Ministry of the Interior and National Security in the Gaza Strip.^[1] He was the leader of their crisis management team. His most notable recent responsibilities related to civilian disaster management, such as coordination and enforcement of restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3][4][6]

Media reports varied in the way they described his role at the time of his death, but he was most often described as a police officer or the head of the Hamas government's "internal security" forces.^[7]

He was killed by the Israeli Defense Forces during a raid on Al-Shifa hospital, with the IDF claiming 20 other Palestinian militants being killed as well.^[8]

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