Walid Hamdiya
Walid Radi Ibrahim Hamdiya | |
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| Born | وليد حمدية August 30, 1963 |
| Died | 2 August 2004 (aged 40) |
| Cause of death | Assassination |
| Nationality | Palestinian |
| Occupation(s) | Senior member of Hamas, Spy for Israel |
| Known for | Spying for Israel, Assassination by Hamas |
| Criminal charge | Collaboration with Israel |
| Criminal penalty | Death sentence (firing squad) |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Espionage activity | |
| Country | Israel (worked for) |
| Allegiance | Israel (as a spy) |
| Agency | Shin Bet |
| Service years | 1987–1995 (period of collaboration) |
| Rank | Senior member of Hamas |
| Key operations | Assisted in the deaths of several Hamas leaders |
| Other work | Hamas military member |
Walid Radi Ibrahim Hamdiya (Arabic: وليد حمدية; 1963–August 2, 2004) was a senior member of Palestinian militant group Hamas. During the 1980s and 1990s, information he supplied to Israel reportedly enabled the Israeli Defense Forces to kill several senior Hamas members, including Emad Akel. He was considered by Palestinian security officials to be one of the most senior Palestinian spies for Israel ever discovered. Hamdiya was assassinated in his hospital bed during a Hamas operation at the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on August 2, 2004.