23 December 2002

In the name of Allah the most Gracious the most Merciful

Qassam Brigades communiqué on martyrdom of its commander in Jenin and one of its members

 “Among the Believers are men who have been true to their Covenant with Allah: of them some have completed their vow (to the extreme), and some (still) wait: but they have never changed (their determination) in the least”

The convoys of martyrs do not proceed in waste but rather those who go in waste are the convoys of tyrants. Our victory beams from the depth of our wounds and with the blood of martyrs we draw the map of our country. Blood streams from one generation to another … from Ezzuddin Al-Qassam to his outstanding students in the school of the Brigades … Emad, Yehya, Abu Hannoud, Al-Hilweh and many heroes along the path reaching to the general commander the martyr Salah Shehade and martyr Nasr Jarrar. And here we are today with patient hearts bear the glad tidings on the martyrdom of two new cavaliers of the Brigades’ knights.

The Qassam martyr hero: Shaman Hussein Subh, 23, the commander of the Qassam Brigades in Jenin district and the Qassam Martyr hero: Mustafa Jalal Qash, 23, one of the members of the Qassam Brigades in the district.

They were assassinated by Zionist special forces on Monday noon 23/12/2002 in cold blood. The forces captured them alive and subjected them to field investigation before opening machine gun fire at them in Wad Hassan located between the Burqeen and Yamon towns.

We in the Qassam Brigades bear the glad tidings on martyrdom of the two Qassam heroes and vow before them to complete the path, which they paved with their blood. We also vow to remain in the resistance trench until ejection of all Zionists from the land of Palestine.

 And it is a Jihad until either victory or martyrdom

Wallaho Akbar Walillah El-Hamd

Qassam Brigades
19^th Shawwal 1423H
23/12/2002AD