Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini (1908-1948)
Date: 
April 08 2023
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Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question

Biography | On 8 April 1948, Abd al-Qadir Husseini was killed in battle while leading a counter-attack to recover the village of al-Qastal. Husseini had participated in the Great Palestinian Rebellion of 1936 and was appointed commander of Palestinian guerilla forces by the Arab Higher Committee, after the adoption of the UN Partition Plan in November 1947.

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