American who was Honored by Hamas and Fought with Hamas’ Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades – Is Killed in Israeli Airstrike in Gaza

 

American Osama al-Zebda was killed in recent fighting in the Gaza Strip last week.

Osama and his son were honored by Hamas officials before their death.

The Jerusalem Post reported:

An American citizen was reportedly killed fighting for Hamas in the recent conflict with Israel. Joe Truzman, a contributor to Foundation for Defense of Democracies Long War Journal (FDD), wrote on Saturday that “an American citizen known as Osama al-Zebda was fighting with the Hamas’ Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades during the recent conflict.

The report notes that al-Zebda was on a US terrorist watch list. His son was featured in videos with Hamas commander Yahya Sinwar on Monday, in which the Hamas commander puts a rifle in the toddler’s hand. His death and the death of his father, a well-known Hamas engineer, have been featured on Palestinian media.