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Salah Shehade was a prominent political leader affiliated with the Fatah movement.
Answer: False
Explanation: Salah Shehade was a prominent political leader affiliated with the Islamist movement Hamas, not Fatah.
Salah Shehade died at the age of 59 as a result of an Israeli assassination.
Answer: False
Explanation: Salah Shehade died at the age of 49 as a result of an Israeli targeted killing, not 59.
Salah Shehade was of Palestinian nationality and was affiliated with the political party Hamas.
Answer: True
Explanation: Salah Shehade was of Palestinian nationality and was affiliated with the political party Hamas, an Islamist movement.
Salah Shehade's primary occupation within Hamas was that of a diplomatic envoy.
Answer: False
Explanation: Salah Shehade's primary occupation within Hamas was that of a military commander, leading the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, not a diplomatic envoy.
Salah Shehade served continuously as the Commander of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades from 1996 until his death.
Answer: False
Explanation: Salah Shehade served as Commander of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades from September to December 1998, and then continuously from December 1998 until his death, not from 1996.
Mohammed Deif preceded Salah Shehade in his role as Commander of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades.
Answer: False
Explanation: Mohammed Deif succeeded Salah Shehade as Commander of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades; Yahya Ayash was Shehade's predecessor.
Salah Shehade became a member of Hamas upon the group's formation in 1987.
Answer: True
Explanation: Salah Shehade became a member of Hamas when the group was formed in 1987.
Salah Shehade was arrested twice by Israeli authorities in his early career, first in 1984 and again in 1989.
Answer: False
Explanation: Salah Shehade was arrested twice by Israeli authorities in his early career, first in 1984 and again in 1988, not 1989.
After 1996, Salah Shehade became a top leader within Hamas alongside Yahya Ayash and Adnan al-Ghoul.
Answer: False
Explanation: After 1996, Salah Shehade became a top leader within Hamas alongside Mohammed Deif and Adnan al-Ghoul, following Yahya Ayash's death.
During the Al-Aqsa Intifada, Israel accused Salah Shehade of masterminding attacks exclusively within the West Bank.
Answer: False
Explanation: During the Al-Aqsa Intifada, Israel accused Salah Shehade of masterminding attacks targeting both Israeli soldiers and civilians within the Gaza Strip and in Israel proper, not exclusively the West Bank.
Salah Shehade completed his full twelve-year prison sentence before his assassination.
Answer: False
Explanation: Salah Shehade was released on May 14, 2000, prior to completing his full twelve-year prison sentence before his assassination.
Salah Shehade was reportedly involved in the production of Qassam rockets and the smuggling of military equipment into Gaza.
Answer: True
Explanation: Salah Shehade was reportedly involved in the production of Qassam rockets and the smuggling of military equipment into Gaza.
Salah Shehade's leadership of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades was characterized by a reduction in suicide attacks against Israeli civilian targets.
Answer: False
Explanation: Salah Shehade's leadership of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades was characterized by a campaign of suicide attacks against Israeli civilian targets, not a reduction.
What was Salah Shehade's primary affiliation within the Palestinian militant movement?
Answer: Hamas
Explanation: Salah Shehade's primary affiliation within the Palestinian militant movement was with Hamas.
Where was Salah Shehade born?
Answer: Beit Hanoun, Gaza
Explanation: Salah Shehade was born in Beit Hanoun, Gaza.
Salah Shehade was of which nationality?
Answer: Palestinian
Explanation: Salah Shehade was of Palestinian nationality.
What military wing of Hamas did Salah Shehade lead?
Answer: Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades
Explanation: Salah Shehade led the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas.
When did Salah Shehade's continuous command of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades begin?
Answer: December 1998
Explanation: Salah Shehade's continuous command of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades began in December 1998.
Who was Salah Shehade's predecessor as Commander of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades?
Answer: Yahya Ayash
Explanation: Yahya Ayash was Salah Shehade's predecessor as Commander of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.
In what year did Salah Shehade become a member of Hamas?
Answer: 1987
Explanation: Salah Shehade became a member of Hamas in 1987, upon the group's formation.
In which two years was Salah Shehade arrested by Israeli authorities early in his career?
Answer: 1984 and 1988
Explanation: Salah Shehade was arrested by Israeli authorities in 1984 and 1988 early in his career.
Who were the other top leaders alongside Salah Shehade within Hamas after 1996, following Yahya Ayash's death?
Answer: Mohammed Deif and Adnan al-Ghoul
Explanation: After 1996, following Yahya Ayash's death, Salah Shehade was a top leader within Hamas alongside Mohammed Deif and Adnan al-Ghoul.
During the Al-Aqsa Intifada, Salah Shehade was accused of masterminding attacks targeting whom?
Answer: Both Israeli soldiers and civilians within the Gaza Strip and in Israel proper
Explanation: During the Al-Aqsa Intifada, Salah Shehade was accused of masterminding attacks targeting both Israeli soldiers and civilians within the Gaza Strip and in Israel proper.
When was Salah Shehade released from his twelve-year prison sentence?
Answer: May 14, 2000
Explanation: Salah Shehade was released from his twelve-year prison sentence on May 14, 2000.
Salah Shehade was reportedly involved in the production of what type of homemade projectile?
Answer: Qassam rockets
Explanation: Salah Shehade was reportedly involved in the production of Qassam rockets.
What policy did Salah Shehade define for Hamas as the leader of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades?
Answer: Terror attacks
Explanation: As the leader of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Salah Shehade defined the policy of terror attacks for Hamas.
Salah Shehade was assassinated by a ground raid conducted by Israeli Defense Forces in Gaza City.
Answer: False
Explanation: Salah Shehade was assassinated by a one-ton bomb dropped by an F-16 plane, not a ground raid.
The assassination strike on Salah Shehade's residence resulted in the complete destruction of eight houses in the al-Daraj neighborhood.
Answer: True
Explanation: The assassination strike resulted in the complete destruction of eight houses in the al-Daraj neighborhood, along with partial destruction and damage to others.
Among the casualties of the attack that killed Salah Shehade were only Shehade, his wife, and his daughter.
Answer: False
Explanation: The attack killed fifteen people, including Salah Shehade, his wife, daughter, and seven members of the Matar family, among others.
Fewer than 50 people were injured as a result of the assassination attack.
Answer: False
Explanation: Between 50 and 150 people were injured as a result of the assassination attack, not fewer than 50.
How was Salah Shehade assassinated?
Answer: By a one-ton bomb dropped by an F-16 plane
Explanation: Salah Shehade was assassinated by a one-ton bomb dropped by an F-16 plane.
How many houses were completely destroyed in the al-Daraj neighborhood due to the assassination strike?
Answer: Eight
Explanation: Eight houses were completely destroyed in the al-Daraj neighborhood due to the assassination strike.
Besides Salah Shehade, his wife, and daughter, who else was killed in the attack?
Answer: Seven members of the Matar family
Explanation: Besides Salah Shehade, his wife, and daughter, seven members of the Matar family were also killed in the attack.
What was the range of people injured in the assassination attack?
Answer: Between 50 and 150
Explanation: Between 50 and 150 people were injured in the assassination attack.
Salah Shehade's assassination received widespread condemnation from Middle Eastern nations, Western Europe, and the United States.
Answer: True
Explanation: Salah Shehade's assassination received widespread condemnation from Middle Eastern nations, Western Europe, and the United States.
Hady Amr believed the assassination would have a negligible impact on the youth of the Arab World.
Answer: False
Explanation: Hady Amr believed the assassination would have a lasting and significant impact on the youth of the Arab World, stating they would 'never, never forget' what happened.
Human rights organizations globally praised the attack that killed Salah Shehade for its precision.
Answer: False
Explanation: Human rights organizations globally severely criticized the attack, characterizing it as a war crime, not praising its precision.
The Gush Shalom movement threatened to turn the pilot responsible for the bombing over to an Israeli military court.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Gush Shalom movement threatened to turn the pilot responsible for the bombing over to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, not an Israeli military court.
Which international entities condemned Salah Shehade's assassination?
Answer: Middle Eastern nations, Western Europe, and the United States
Explanation: Salah Shehade's assassination was condemned by Middle Eastern nations, Western Europe, and the United States.
What was Ariel Sharon's initial reaction to the assassination?
Answer: He praised it as 'one of our greatest successes.'
Explanation: Ariel Sharon initially praised the assassination as 'one of our greatest successes.'
According to Hady Amr, what would 150 million children and youth in the Arab World never forget?
Answer: What the Israeli people, military and democracy had done to Palestinian children
Explanation: Hady Amr stated that 150 million children and youth in the Arab World would 'never, never forget what the Israeli people, the Israeli military and Israeli democracy had done to Palestinian children.'
How did human rights organizations characterize dropping a one-ton bomb on a dense civilian neighborhood?
Answer: Equivalent to a war crime
Explanation: Human rights organizations characterized dropping a one-ton bomb on a dense civilian neighborhood as equivalent to a war crime.
The Gush Shalom movement threatened to turn the pilot responsible for the bombing over to which body?
Answer: The International Court of Justice in The Hague
Explanation: The Gush Shalom movement threatened to turn the pilot responsible for the bombing over to the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
Twenty-seven Israeli reserve pilots signed a letter praising the assassination operation.
Answer: False
Explanation: Twenty-seven Israeli reserve pilots signed a letter refusing to fly assassination sorties, protesting the operation, rather than praising it.
Israeli Air Force chief Dan Halutz told his pilots that they were responsible for choosing the targets for assassination sorties.
Answer: False
Explanation: Dan Halutz told his pilots they were not responsible for choosing targets, but rather for executing instructions perfectly.
When asked about the morality of the operation, Dan Halutz admitted that the planning lacked moral consideration due to civilian casualties.
Answer: False
Explanation: Dan Halutz asserted that the planning included moral consideration and that a mistake or accident did not negate this, rather than admitting a lack of moral consideration.
Dan Halutz denounced left-wing groups criticizing the pilots, referring to them as 'bleeding hearts'.
Answer: True
Explanation: Dan Halutz denounced left-wing groups criticizing the pilots, referring to them as 'bleeding hearts' and accusing them of 'Mafioso methods of blackmail'.
Dan Halutz suggested that members of the Gush Shalom group should be honored for their activism.
Answer: False
Explanation: Dan Halutz suggested that members of the Gush Shalom group should be placed on trial in Israel for their critical comments, not honored.
A joint inquiry by the IDF and Shin Bet concluded that the operational procedures in the Shehade assassination were 'correct and professional'.
Answer: True
Explanation: A joint inquiry by the IDF and Shin Bet concluded that the operational procedures and assessments in the Shehade assassination were 'correct and professional'.
The IDF and Shin Bet inquiry identified shortcomings in the execution of the assassination strike.
Answer: False
Explanation: The IDF and Shin Bet inquiry identified shortcomings in the intelligence available and its analysis concerning civilian presence, not in the execution of the strike itself.
What action did twenty-seven Israeli reserve pilots take regarding the assassination operation?
Answer: They refused to fly assassination sorties over Gaza and the West Bank.
Explanation: Twenty-seven Israeli reserve pilots signed a letter refusing to fly assassination sorties over Gaza and the West Bank as a protest against the operation.
What did Israeli Air Force chief Dan Halutz tell his pilots regarding their execution of the operation?
Answer: Their execution was 'perfect' and 'superb.'
Explanation: Israeli Air Force chief Dan Halutz told his pilots that their execution of the operation was 'perfect' and 'superb.'
What did Dan Halutz state he felt when dropping a bomb?
Answer: A light bump to the plane as a result of the bomb's release
Explanation: Dan Halutz stated that he felt 'a light bump to the plane as a result of the bomb's release' when dropping a bomb.
How did Dan Halutz refer to left-wing groups criticizing the pilots?
Answer: 'Bleeding hearts' who used 'Mafioso methods of blackmail'
Explanation: Dan Halutz referred to left-wing groups criticizing the pilots as 'bleeding hearts' who used 'Mafioso methods of blackmail'.
What did Dan Halutz suggest should happen to members of the Gush Shalom group?
Answer: They should be placed on trial in Israel.
Explanation: Dan Halutz suggested that members of the Gush Shalom group should be placed on trial in Israel for their critical comments.
What did the joint IDF and Shin Bet inquiry conclude about the operational procedures in the Shehade assassination?
Answer: They were 'correct and professional.'
Explanation: The joint IDF and Shin Bet inquiry concluded that the operational procedures in the Shehade assassination were 'correct and professional.'
What specific shortcoming did the IDF and Shin Bet inquiry identify in the assassination operation?
Answer: Shortcomings in the intelligence available and analysis concerning civilian presence
Explanation: The IDF and Shin Bet inquiry identified shortcomings in the intelligence available and its analysis concerning civilian presence near Shehade.
A class-action lawsuit concerning targeted killings was filed in 2002 against Ariel Sharon.
Answer: False
Explanation: A class-action lawsuit concerning targeted killings was filed in December 2005 against former Shin Bet director Avraham Dichter, not Ariel Sharon in 2002.
The class-action lawsuit against Avraham Dichter claimed that assassination is legal under international law.
Answer: False
Explanation: The class-action lawsuit against Avraham Dichter claimed that assassination is illegal under international law, not legal.
In 2007, the Israeli State Prosecutor's Office announced that an independent commission of inquiry would be held to investigate the deaths of innocent Palestinian civilians.
Answer: True
Explanation: In 2007, the Israeli State Prosecutor's Office announced that an independent commission of inquiry would be held to investigate the deaths of the 14 innocent Palestinian civilians.
The independent commission of inquiry into civilian deaths was headed by Avraham Dichter.
Answer: False
Explanation: The independent commission of inquiry into civilian deaths was headed by Zvi Inbar, not Avraham Dichter.
The Spanish Supreme Court ordered an official inquiry into the IDF's targeted killing of Shehade in 2010.
Answer: False
Explanation: The Spanish Supreme Court upheld the rejection of an official inquiry into the IDF's targeted killing of Shehade in April 2010, reversing a lower court's decision.
What did the class-action lawsuit allege about Avraham Dichter?
Answer: He 'developed, implemented and escalated the practice of targeted killings.'
Explanation: The class-action lawsuit alleged that Avraham Dichter 'developed, implemented and escalated the practice of targeted killings.'
What decision did the Israeli State Prosecutor's Office make in 2007 regarding civilian deaths in the Shehade assassination?
Answer: That an independent commission of inquiry would be held.
Explanation: In 2007, the Israeli State Prosecutor's Office decided that an independent commission of inquiry would be held to investigate civilian deaths in the Shehade assassination.
Who headed the independent commission of inquiry into the civilian deaths following the Shehade assassination?
Answer: Zvi Inbar
Explanation: Zvi Inbar headed the independent commission of inquiry into the civilian deaths following the Shehade assassination.
In what year did Spain's National Audience initiate a war crimes probe into the attack that killed Shehade?
Answer: January 2009
Explanation: Spain's National Audience initiated a war crimes probe into the attack that killed Shehade in January 2009.
What was the final outcome of the Spanish legal proceedings regarding the inquiry into the Shehade killing?
Answer: The Supreme Court of Spain upheld the rejection of an official inquiry.
Explanation: The Supreme Court of Spain upheld the rejection of an official inquiry into the Shehade killing, reversing a lower court's decision.
Why did Israeli MK Moshe Ya'alon cancel a trip to the United Kingdom in 2009?
Answer: He feared an arrest on war crimes charges related to the 2002 killing of Salah Shehade.
Explanation: Israeli MK Moshe Ya'alon canceled a trip to the United Kingdom in 2009 because he feared an arrest on war crimes charges related to the 2002 killing of Salah Shehade.