Abu Obaida | |
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Native name | أبو عبيدة |
Birth name | Hudayfa Samir Abdallah al-Kahlout (alleged by the United States) |
Other name(s) | Abu Obayda, Abu Ubayda, Abu Ubaydah |
Born | Gaza City, Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip | February 11, 1985
Allegiance | Hamas |
Service/ | Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades |
Rank | Spokesperson |
Battles/wars | Second Intifada 2023 Israel–Hamas war |
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Allegedly Hudayfa Samir Abdallah al-Kahlout (Arabic: حذيفة سمير عبدالله الكحلوت; born February 11, 1985), known by the nom de guerre Abu Obaida (Arabic: أبو عبيدة, romanized: Abū ʿUbayda), also spelled Abu Obayda, Abu Ubayda and Abu Ubaydah, is a Palestinian militiaman who has been the spokesperson for the Ezzedeen al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, since at least 2007.