Khaled Nazzal

Born Khaled Ahmed Nazzal in Qabatiya, Jenin in 1948,^[1] he joined the Palestinian forces in 1967, and in 1971 he joined Damascus University.^{[citation needed]}

Nazzal was "a leader" of the group who organized the Ma'alot Massacre,^[2] a 1974 terrorist attack that saw 22 Israeli schoolchildren and their three teachers killed following a two-day hostage standoff.

Nazzal was married to women's rights activist Rima Nazzal. He was assassinated in Athens, Greece, on 9 June 1986 by Mossad agents.^[3][4]

As of 2014 his sister Rehab Nazzal who is an artist was living in Canada.^[5]

A public square in Jenin was named for Nazzal, drawing sharp criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.^[6] It was forcefully removed by the Israeli forces in June 2017. However, another one was set up in the same place in the late June.^[7]