Abdel Aziz al- Rantissi Biography and Timeline

Birth of Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi

Birth of Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi

Intifada

Start of the first intifada, under Rantissis leadership the organisation becomes known as Hamas, formed later in the year, "Intifada" is the Arabic word for "uprising". 4 children of the Jabalya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip are run over by an Israeli truck, Rantissi, Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, Abdel Fattah Dukhan, Mohammed Shama, ,Ibrahim al-Yazour, Issa al-Najjar, & Salah Shehadeh begin the intifada

Intifada, 1st

Rantissi joins Islamist activists in Gaza as protests spread after the Jabalia collision at the start of the First Intifada.

Exile of Abdel Aziz al- Rantissi

Rantissi is deported to southern Lebanon, as part of the expulsion of 416 Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives, and emerged as the general spokesman of the expellees

Exile of Abdel Aziz al- Rantissi

Rantissi is deported to southern Lebanon, as part of the expulsion of 416 Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives, and emerged as the general spokesman of the expellees

Hamas

Rantissi is deported to southern Lebanon, as part of the expulsion of 416 Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives, and emerged as the general spokesman of the expellees

Dolphinarium Bombing

A Hamas suicide bombing at the Dolphinarium nightclub kills numerous young Israelis, intensifying pressure for an Israeli military response.

Role range: 2000-2005

Sbarro Restaurant Bombing

Hamas claims responsibility for the suicide bombing at Jerusalem's Sbarro restaurant, an attack that kills civilians and further escalates the conflict.

Role range: 2000-2005

Passover Hotel Bombing

Hamas claims responsibility for the Park Hotel suicide bombing in Netanya, which kills dozens during a Passover Seder and triggers a major Israeli offensive.

Role range: 2000-2005

Bombing of Erez Checkpoint

Rantissi is responsible for directing the Hamas-led attack in which four Israeli soldiers are killed at the Erez Checkpoint in the Gaza Strip

Palestinian Factions Truce

Hamas joins Islamic Jihad and Fatah in announcing a temporary suspension of attacks, creating a short-lived reduction in organized violence.

Role range: 2000-2005

Hamas

Rantissi is named leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, following the killing of Ahmed Yassin by Israeli forces

Hamas

Rantissi addresses 5,000 supporters in Gaza. He declared US president George W. Bush to be an "enemy of Muslims"

Hamas

Rantissi addresses 5,000 supporters in Gaza. He declared US president George W. Bush to be an "enemy of Muslims"

Assassination of Abdel Aziz al- Rantissi

Rantissi is assassinated by the Israeli Army after they fire hellfire missiles from an Apache helicopter at his car

Death of Abdel Aziz al- Rantissi

Rantissi is assassinated by the Israeli Army after they fire hellfire missiles from an Apache helicopter at his car