Ismail Abu Shanab

Ismail Abu Shanab (Arabic: إسماعيل أبو شنب; 1950 – 21 August 2003) was a Palestinian engineer and one of the founders of Hamas. He was one of its three most senior leaders in Gaza. More specifically, he was the second highest leader of Hamas only after Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. He was also the political leader of Hamas, who was strongly against suicide bombings and in favor of a long-term truce.