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Notable Qawasameh Hamas members:

• Mahmud Amaran Qawasameh ( suicide bomber in Haifa bus 37, dead)
• Hazem Qawasameh (commited shooting attack in Qiryat Arba, dead)
• Fuad Qawasameh (suicide bomber in Gros square in Hebron, dead)
• Hamza Qawasameh (murdered Netanel Uzari, dead)
• Muhasan Qawasameh (commited attack on Negoa settlement, dead)
• Raad Misk Qawasameh (suicide bomber of Jerusalem bus 2 massacre, dead)
• Abbedallah Qawasameh (leader, dead)
• Bassal Qawasameh (leader, dead)
• Ahmed Abed Qawasameh (suicide bomber in Beersheba, dead)
• Imad Qawasameh (leader, arrested October 13, 2004)

(Source: Haaretz 1.9.2004)

The Hamas in Hebron was led by a family from the Qawasameh tribe. Two of its prominent leaders, Abbedalla Qawasameh and Bassal Qawasameh were involved in many terrorist attacks, including the Jerusalem bus 14A massacre and Jerusalem bus 2 massacre which claimed the lives of 40 Israelis. They were later taken out by YAMAM and IDF forces.

According to the IDF, Abbedalla Qawasameh was killed in June 2003 by the YAMAM elite CT unit after resisting an arrest. He opened fire on the YAMAM officers who replied fire and killed him. According to Palestinian witnesses, however, a squad of Israeli police disguised as Palestinian labourers opened fire on him as he left a Hebron mosque [1]. The controvertial assassination led to criticism of Israel from U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell.

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On October 13, 2004, Imad Qawasameh was arrested by IDF forces, after intelligence was provided by the Shin Bet. According to witnesses, Imad surrendered immediatly after an armored Caterpillar D9 bulldozer started to demolish his house. [4],[5]

The Qawasameh were and still are the main supplier of militants to the Hebron cells of Hamas.