Samer Saadi Explained

Samer Saadi (ca 1975 – 29 September 2005, age 30)^{[1] [2]} was a leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades in Jenin.^[3]

On 29 September 2005, the West Bank was voting in the third round of local elections.^[4] The elections were the first contested Palestinian elections since Israel began withdrawing from the Gaza Strip.^[5] The week prior to the election, Israel had conducted nearly 100 raids on West Bank towns.^[6]

On the day of the election Saadi was killed in a gun battle during an Israeli incursion into Jenin in the West Bank, along with two other Palestinian militants.^[7]

In response, Mahmoud Abbas asked the United States to intervene in an effort to "take action to stop these operations that could provoke a collapse of the situation".

Later the same day, Zakaria Zubeidi, leader of the Al-Aqsa Brigades in Jenin, announced that his group's six-month ceasefire was now at an end.^[8]

See also

• Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip
• Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2005
• September 23, 2005, Jabalia Camp incident

External links

• Archived Al Jazeera coverage of the event, with a picture of Saadi

Notes and References

1. News: September 29, 2005 . Police Disperse Some 50 W. Bank Settlers in Hebron Clash . Haaretz.
2. Web site: Chronological Review of Events/September 2005 - DPR review MONTHLY MEDIA MONITORING REVIEW . 2024-11-13 . United Nations Division for Palestinian Rights Chronological Review of Events Relating to the Question of Palestine . en-US.
3. Web site: Three Palestinian fighters shot dead . 2024-11-13 . Al Jazeera . en.
4. Web site: Palestinian local elections (29 Sept. 2005) - NDI International Election Observer Delegation statement - NDI press release/Non-UN document . 2024-11-13 . United Nations Division for Palestinian Rights Chronological Review of Events Relating to the Question of Palestine . en-US.
5. Web site: Palestinians vote in local elections . 2024-11-13 . Al Jazeera . en.
6. News: McGreal . Chris . 2005-09-29 . Palestinian elections marred as Israel kills three more activists . 2024-11-13 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
7. News: September 29, 2005 . Israelis kill 3 militants in West Bank . The New York Times.
8. News: 2005-09-29 . Militants 'end West Bank truce' . 2024-11-13 . BBC News . en-GB.