Ahmed Ismail Hassan Yassin Biography

Death of Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Hassan Yassin, assassinated

Asserts that Palestine is an Islamic land "consecrated for future Muslim generations until Judgment Day" and that no Arab leader had the right to give up any part of this territory.

During the First Intifada, Yassin co-founds Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, and becoming its spiritual leader.

Yassin opposes the peace process between the Palestinians and the Israelis & supports armed resistance against Israel.

During the First Intifada, Yassin co-founds Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, and becoming its spiritual leader. Asserts that Palestine is an Islamic land "consecrated for future Muslim generations until Judgment Day" and that no Arab leader had the right to give up any part of this territory

During the First Intifada, Yassin co-founds Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, and becoming its spiritual leader

During the First Intifada, Yassin co-founds Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, and becoming its spiritual leader

Hamass 1988 charter calls for the replacement of Israel and the Palestinian Territories with an Islamic Palestinian state

Hamass 1988 charter calls for the replacement of Israel and the Palestinian Territories with an Islamic Palestinian state

Yassin is arrested by the Israelis and sentenced to life imprisonment

Yassin is arrested by the Israelis and sentenced to life imprisonment

Yassin is released from Israeli prison as part of an arrangement with Jordan following the failed assassination attempt of Khaled Mashal, which had been conducted by the Israeli Mossad in Jordan. Yassin is released by Israel in exchange for two Mossad agents who had been arrested by Jordanian authorities on the condition that he refrain from continuing to call for suicide bombings against Israel

Yassin is released by Israel in exchange for two Mossad agents who had been arrested by Jordanian authorities on the condition that he refrain from continuing to call for suicide bombings against Israel

Yassin is released from Israeli prison as part of an arrangement with Jordan following the failed assassination attempt of Khaled Mashal, which had been conducted by the Israeli Mossad in Jordan.

Yassin resumes his leadership of Hama, he immediately resumes his calls for attacks on Israel, using tactics including suicide bombings, thus violating the condition of his release.

Yassin is released from Israeli prison as part of an arrangement with Jordan following the failed assassination attempt of Khaled Mashal, which had been conducted by the Israeli Mossad in Jordan. Yassin is released by Israel in exchange for two Mossad agents who had been arrested by Jordanian authorities on the condition that he refrain from continuing to call for suicide bombings against Israel

Yassin resumes his leadership of Hama, he immediately resumes his calls for attacks on Israel, using tactics including suicide bombings, thus violating the condition of his release. Yassin is released by Israel in exchange for two Mossad agents who had been arrested by Jordanian authorities on the condition that he refrain from continuing to call for suicide bombings against Israel

Yassin further promised that Hamas would teach Israel an "unforgettable lesson" as a result of the assassination attempt. An Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-16 fired several missiles on a building in Gaza City, the Gaza Strip, Yassin was in the building at the time but survived

Reem Raiyshis suicide bombing at the Erez crossing on 14 January 2004, which killed four civilians, was believed by the Israeli military to have been directly ordered by Yassin

Reem Raiyshis suicide bombing at the Erez crossing on 14 January 2004, which killed four civilians, was believed by the Israeli military to have been directly ordered by Yassin

200,000 Palestinians attend his funeral procession

Assassinated when an Israeli helicopter gunship fired a missile at him as he was being wheeled to early morning prayers