Draft:Assassination of Fathi Shaqaqi

Assassination of Fathi Shaqaqi
Date26 October 1995
VenueDiplomat Hotel
LocationSliema, Malta
TypeDrive-by shooting
TargetFathi Shaqaqi
Participants2
Casualties
1

Fathi Shaqaqi, the co-founder and Secretary-General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), was assissinated on October 26, 1995, in Sliema, Malta. Shaqaqi was a key figure in orchestrating militant attacks against Israeli targets, and his leadership of the PIJ made him a high-priority target for Israel's intelligence agency, Mossad.