Hamas media announced that the terrorist Tariq Zidan, has died of his wounds after being injured by a device accidentally set off by his fellow terrorists.
Zidan was an expert in explosives and explosive belts and for 2 decades has been involved in many horrific terror attacks.
- Has a master's degree in pharmacy and military production, studied in Jordan and was recruited into the military wing of Hamas in Judea and Samaria in 1997.
- Took part in terrorist attacks and the production of explosive belts, and explosive devices in the early years of the second intifada.
- Took part in the construction of the explosive belt that was used for the horrific attack at the Park Hotel in Netanya on March 27, 2002 - the Seder night massacre in which 30 Jews were murdered and 160 were injured, the attack is considered the worst in the second intifada.
Tariq Zidan is the nephew of Abbas al-Sayed, one of the planners of the Park Hotel attack, who is serving a 35-life sentence in an Israeli prison.