Fouad Abu Butihan | |
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فؤاد علي سليمان أبو بطيحان | |
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Born | Fouad Ali Suleiman Abu Butihan 7 March 1969 State of Palestine |
Died | 17 October 2023 Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza Strip |
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Allegiance | Hamas |
Rank | Major general |
Fouad Ali Suleiman Abu Butihan (Arabic: فؤاد علي سليمان أبو بطيحان; 7 March 1969 – 17 October 2023) was a Palestinian government official and the Hamas-appointed head of the Border and Crossing Authority in Gaza.
Butihan was a major general and had previously served as colonel and Director General for the Palestinian Directorate of Rehabilitation and Reform.[1][2] He was killed at his residence in the Nuseirat refugee camp[3] in an airstrike during the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip.[4][5] At the time of his death, Butihan was the Hamas-appointed head of the Border and Crossing Authority in Gaza.[6][2]
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